Members of the Philippine Military fireplace a 21 gun salute throughout the wreath laying ceremony for the 76th commemoration of the Araw Ng Kagitingan on this April 9, 2018, file photograph in Mount Samat Nationwide Shrine, Pilar, Bataan. | EDWIN BACASMAS
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared April 9 a daily vacation to mark the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), a nationwide observance that honors the heroism of Filipino and American troopers throughout World Battle II, notably throughout the Fall of Bataan and the Resistance in Corregidor.
The proclamation, issued by Proclamation No. 727, additionally invitations Filipinos to take part within the 2025 Philippine Veterans Week, which runs from April 5 to 11. The celebration is led by the Division of Nationwide Protection and the Philippine Veterans Affairs Workplace (PVAO), in partnership with different companies.
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This 12 months’s theme is “Kabayanihan ng Beterano: Sandigan ng Kaunlaran ng Bagong Pilipinas” (Veterans’ Heroism: Basis of a Progressive New Philippines).
Historic significance
Araw ng Kagitingan is noticed each April 9 to mark the give up of greater than 76,000 Filipino and American troops to Japanese forces in Bataan in 1942. In opposition to the orders of U.S. Generals Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright, Main Basic Edward P. King Jr. capitulated in an effort to save lots of the lives of ravenous and wounded troopers.
Following the give up, prisoners of battle had been pressured to endure the notorious Bataan Loss of life March—a grueling 140-kilometer trek to Camp O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac. 1000’s died from hunger, dehydration, illness, and execution alongside the best way. Solely about 54,000 of the 76,000 prisoners reached their vacation spot.
The day was initially often called Bataan Day or Corregidor Day and was formally acknowledged by Republic Act No. 3022 in 1961. It was renamed and reaffirmed beneath a number of proclamations, ultimately changing into Araw ng Kagitingan. Although the date has sometimes shifted to keep away from battle with Holy Week, the Aquino administration in 2011 reinstated April 9 as its fastened date.
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