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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 6, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 12:43 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

USS Johnston (DD-557), deepest shipwreck recorded, found off Samar Island

Caladan Oceanic/ AFP Photo
Posted at Apr 06 11:39 AM

This handout photograph taken on March 31, 2021 and released on April 3, 2021 by Caladan Oceanic shows the main wreckage of the USS Johnston (DD-557), a US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that sank during the Battle of Samar in World War II, resting on the ocean floor off Samar Island in the Philippines.  Read more »

US Navy: Anchor of US-Philippines relations

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 PM

The story of the mightiest naval force on earth may not be complete without, in the least, acknowledging its historical Filipino content. Read more »

Exemplar of Stolen Valor: 3rd Lt. F.E. Marcos

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 19 09:56 PM

“Stolen valor” is a term that applies to a phenomenon of fraudulence in the military, involving false claims of service, rank, awards and decorations. Read more »

World Jewish Congress hails Pope's visit to Holocaust survivor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 11:33 PM

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday hailed Pope Francis' "tremendous compassion" after he visited a Holocaust survivor in Rome, praising his "moral integrity and sense of history". Read more »

Rare Japanese occupation memorabilia that show two sides of WW2 goes to auction

Michael Charleston “Xiao” Chua
Updated as of Feb 08 06:24 PM

Some of the mementos up for bid at the upcoming León auction include reminders that José P. Laurel, while previously accused of being a puppet, is a Filipino hero of great significance.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 3, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 12:09 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Commemorating the Battle of Manila

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 01:54 PM

Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso leads the wreath laying ceremony at the White Cross inside the Fort Santiago, Intramuros as the city commemorates the 76th year of the Battle of Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Ekonomiya sumadsad sa pinakamababang antas simula World War 2

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 10:30 PM

Pinadapa ng pandemya ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas noong 2020, ang pinakamalala na mula noong 1947 o pagkatapos ng World War 2. Read more »

How Shanghai saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 12:32 PM

Six million Jews perished during the worst genocide in human history but Kurt Wick and six other members of his family were able to escape Europe for Shanghai because it was one of the very few destinations that did not require an entry visa. Read more »

S. Korea seeks 'amicable solution' to comfort women issue with Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:56 AM

South Korea on Saturday reacted to a court order for Japan to compensate former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels by vowing to seek an "amicable solution" and "make every effort to continue constructive and future-oriented cooperation" with its neighbor. Read more »

South Korean court orders Japan to compensate former sex slaves: Yonhap

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:40 AM

A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 World War II sex slaves or their families, in an unprecedented ruling likely to infuriate Tokyo. Read more »

Footnotes to Ninoy Aquino vignettes

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 02 12:37 AM

Benigno Aquino Sr. was NOT a traitor during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. This is a classic example of maliciously deceptive opinionated ignorance. Let me put it to rest. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 29, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 11:38 PM

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Honoring a WWII U.S. Jewish soldier at the Manila American Cemetery

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 02:31 PM

Representatives of the Embassy of Israel and Operation Benjamin leave small stones on the gravestone of U.S. Cpl. Sam Cordova as an act of remembrance on his 79th death anniversary, during the headstone changing rites at the American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Tuesday. Read more »

Trump spy chief labels China 'biggest threat to freedom' since World War 2

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 05:38 AM

WASHINGTON - The top US intelligence official stepped up President Donald Trump's harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday by labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination. Read more »

He escaped death as a kamikaze pilot; 70 years later, he told his story

Ben Dooley, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 03 08:01 PM

TOKYO — For more than six decades, Kazuo Odachi had a secret: At the age of 17, he became a kamikaze pilot, one of thousands of young Japanese men tasked to give their lives in last-ditch suicide missions near the end of World War II. Read more »

France says Jeddah blast wounds several, condemns 'cowardly attack'

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 08:56 PM

France's Foreign Ministry said the attack had taken place at a ceremony marking the end of World War One and that several people had been wounded as a result of an explosive device.   Read more »

Makabayan bloc rejects push to sell war reparation assets in Japan, cites symbolic value

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 04:04 PM

The Philippine government's war reparation assets in Japan should not be sold as they hold "symbolic value" to the country, especially to war veterans who fought during the Japanese occupation, according to lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc Tuesday, as they made their case against attempts to dispose of the properties. Read more »

'Choking on blood': AFP's report on final day of Nuremberg trials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 01:14 PM

On the last day of the Nuremberg trials, the top surviving Nazi leaders made their final speeches from the dock, with most trying to minimize their role in the regime's crimes.    Read more »