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Koko urges Pinoys to honor war heroes, vets

Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday called on Filipinos to honor the courage of war heroes and veterans through their own efforts...

US leads way in expelling Russians

WASHINGTON"•The United States joined Britain’s allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response...

Freedom Trail marks ‘Death March’ event

BALANGA CITY, Bataan—The Philippine Veterans Bank kicked off the 76th anniversary of the Bataan Death March commemoration with the Mariveles-San Fernando-Capas Freedom Trail event...

House okays pension hike for war vets

THE House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations has approved the funding provisions for House Bill 270 that increases the “old age pension” of Filipino...

House committee hikes benefits for WWII, Korean war veterans

Filipino war veterans who fought during World War II and the Korean War will have greater reason to celebrate Veterans Week and Araw ng...

The heroism and sacrifice of General Abat

HEROISM and sacrifice. These words aptly describe the late Defense Secretary Army General Fortunato U. Abat, who evaded recruitment by the Japanese during World War...

Preserved in time: WWII bunker hidden under Paris train station

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US warship’s wreckage found

WASHINGTON"•Researchers announced Saturday they have discovered the wreckage of the lost warship the USS Indianapolis, and 72 years after the World War II cruiser...

Mitsubishi and World War II

Last June, the Mitsubishi company of Japan, known by its iconic trademark composed of three symetrically positioned diamonds, celebrated its centennial.  Yes, the company...

A different view of the Pacific War

Tomorrow, April 9, 2017, marks an important occasion in the history of World War II in the Pacific—the seventy-fifth anniversary of the fall of...

December 7, 1941 and beyond

Tomorrow, December 7, marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the American naval installation at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprise attack...

Sex slaves issue heats up again

TOKYO—Japan says it has found no evidence its World War II government and military forcibly rounded up women to be sex slaves, Tokyo has...

Talks on wartime sex slaves stay tense

SEOUL—South Korea on Sunday dug its heels in ahead of talks with Japan over the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long...

Japanese ship found after 70 years

MICROSOFT co-founder Paul Allen said Wednesday he had found one of Japan’s biggest and most famous battleships on a Philippine seabed, some 70 years...
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