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Mahigit 200 anti-aircraft ammunition mula pa sa WWII, nahukay sa Ilocos Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 05:15 PM

Mahigit 200 ammunition mula pa sa panahon ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig ang nahukay sa Barangay Sabangan sa bayan ng San Juan sa Ilocos Sur, Huwebes ng umaga.   Read more »

S. Korea's few surviving 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 12:33 PM

Fighting disease, death and disillusionment, members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving "comfort women" say they are facing the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and will to wage political battles.   Read more »

A Marcos myth-making trivia

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jul 02 10:26 PM

Did the illustrious weekly magazine "Bannawag" publish 4 articles of Ferdinand Marcos' exploits in Bataan in February 1949?  Read more »

Taming tempers over the Rescission Act of 1946

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Jun 12 04:31 AM

How much did Filipino chicanery contribute to the passage of the Rescission Act of 1946?  Read more »

Global plastics production falls for first time since 2008

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 05:40 PM

PARIS - Global plastics production declined in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen, an industry body said Thursday. Read more »

Did you know that Filipino soldiers during World War II wore helmets made of coconut husks?

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of May 19 10:30 AM

“The Philippine Army was equipped in the late ‘30s to a World War 1 standard,” says ‘Mandirigma’ book author Albert Labrador.  Read more »

90-year-old of Japanese descent in Philippines to attain citizenship

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 16 03:36 PM

A 90-year-old man of Japanese descent in the Philippines, who is stateless due to the turmoil after World War II, is on track to acquire long-sought Japanese citizenship, it was learned Wednesday. Read more »

TINGNAN: 94 anyos bumida sa regalong photoshoot ng mga apo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 11:23 PM

Agaw-atensiyon ang pagrampa ng isang lola sa Camarines Sur na isang certified plantita - o plant-lola - at isa ring World War 2 survivor. Read more »

Children of war: UNHCR focuses on stateless Japanese descendants in Philippines

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 29 07:10 AM

MANILA - A report on people without a nationality who live in the Philippines has been issued by the local office of the U.N. refugee agency, drawing attention to Filipinos of Japanese descent seeking citizenship of Japan. Read more »

40 pirasong World War 2-era bombs, nahukay sa Isabela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 01:50 AM

Nagbabala ang awtoridad sa mga makakakita ng mga ganitong uri ng pampasabog na mapanganib ito lalo kung hindi maayos na maitago o maitapon.   Read more »

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 »