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Of Valor and honor: a glimpse of Dambana ng Kagitingan by THE PINOY EXPLORER on Apr 9, 2012Stories told As a kid, I have always been excited about stories of the Japanese occupation. We would huddle up by the feet of my late father as he recollected their gruelling but exciting life during the World War II. As told, they were in their h...
Dambana ng Kagitingan on Mt. Samat, Bataan by Animetric's World on Jan 19, 2012Our family went on a long drive to Bataan with friends over the December holidays last year. We wanted to go somewhere different, not the usual weekend family haunts like Ocean Adventure or Zoobic. We decided to go up to Mt. Samat in Bataan and visit...
Day Trip to Mt. Samat by The Philippine Travelogue on Jul 6, 2011Mt Samat is located in Pilar town of Bataan. While others make it a trip to climb the mountain itself, the mountain is more popular for the Dambana ng Kagitingan or the Shrine of Valor which stands at its peak. The shrine at the top was built to hono...
Dambana ng Kagitingan Atop Mt. Samat Pilar, Bataan,... by Flying Jeepney on Apr 8, 2011Dambana ng Kagitingan Atop Mt. Samat Pilar, Bataan, Philippines [via dyunatan]...
Mount Samat by Side Trip with Markey on Feb 10, 2010Mount Samat is a mountain in the Town of Pilar, Province of Bataan, Republic of the Philippines that is the site of the Dambana ng Kagitingan or “Shrine of Valor”. Along with the island fortress of Corregidor, Mount Samat was the site...
Remembering the Fall of Bataan by brainteaser on Apr 8, 2009Today is the Fall of Bataan, and tomorrow is the 67th anniversary of the start of the tragic Death March. During the past weeks, I spent some time reading several books on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor during the Second World War for my articl...
Bataan Rising by Bilingual Pen on Apr 8, 2009When we look at Bataan through the lens of history, we think of its fall on that sad day of April 9, 1942 when more than 70,000 Filipino and American soldiers surrendered to the Japanese forces after prolonged battles. Then, we think of the cruel Dea...
Remembering the Heroes of Bataan by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Apr 8, 2009. Today is the Fall of Bataan, and tomorrow is the 67th anniversary of the start of the tragic Death March. During the past weeks, I spent some time reading several books on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor during the Second World War for my...
the majestic MOUNT SAMAT........ by pusangkalye on Dec 3, 2008_____________________I thought of visiting this place before, just as a plan, never thought it would be soon.I saw a picture in one of thosecheap D.O.T. promotional calendars before and I just love the idea of having a memorial on top of a mountain,m...
Dambana ng Kagitingan by the backpack boy on Aug 26, 2008Going back from Bataan White Corals in Morong, Bataan on the way to Manila, we passed by the Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor). It is a memorial erected on top of Mount Samat in Pilar, Bataan to honor the soldiers who fought in World War II. It...
