Tag: World War II
Flowers for Lolas: Remembering the 1945 Rape of Manila
“The non-combatant victims of that tragic battle will remain forever in the hearts and minds of the Filipino people”.
Discomfort of comfort women: An outcry for justice
Women’s group Lila Pilipina denounced the Philippine-Japan military pact as the Japanese failed to acknowledge their war crimes against Filipinos and comfort women.
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Philippines urged to compensate WWII sex slave survivors
During World War II, up to 200,000 women across Asia including the Philippines were forced to work in Japanese military brothels
#Neverforget World War II
The dwindling number of surviving comfort women highlights a sense of urgency for them to receive a public apology from Japan
‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities
The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue
Filipino veterans of World War II honored anew
The Battle of Leyte, considered the largest naval battle in history, became “a watershed moment in the Pacific war theater”
UST rector cites importance of ‘remembering’ during Battle of Manila anniversary
“We can only make sense of the past by our ability to retell the story and acknowledging the pain and sufferings inflicted”
Lola Isabelita Viduya, comfort woman, 89
Isabelita and other Filipino women victims of sexual slavery and violence died without receiving a formal apology and compensation from Japan
Filipino World War II veterans remembered; pandemic frontliners tagged as heroes
“We may live in relative peace ... but there remain current challenges we must face head on” - Gov Petilla of Leyte
WWII heroes remembered in online observance of 76th Leyte Landing anniversary
The Battle of Leyte, known as the largest naval battle in history, was “a watershed moment in the Pacific war theatre” during World War II
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