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Map of U.S. operations in Southern Philippines, 1945 Japanese troops surrender to the 40th Division, September 1945. The Battle of Visayas (Filipino: Labanan sa Visayas; Visayan languages: Gubat sa Kabisay-an) was fought by U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 18 March – 15 August 1945, in a series of actions officially designated as Operations Victor I and II, and ...
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies install historical markers (Filipino: Panandang pangkasaysayan; Spanish: Marcador histórico or Placa histórica) in the Philippines and overseas to signify important and historic events, persons, [1] [2] sites, structures, [3] and institutions. [4]
The Battle of the Visayas (1899) (Filipino: Labanan sa Visayas, Cebuano: Gubat sa Visayas, Hiligaynon: Gubat sang Visayas, Spanish: Batalla de las Visayas) was fought between the Philippine revolutionaries and the United States from March 10, 1899 to March 5, 1901 and this is part of the Philippine–American War. The battle was waged to ...
Panay Liberation Day, alternatively Panay Landing Day and Victory (Liberation) Day on Panay is an annual event that commemorates the landing on Panay during the Battle of the Visayas in World War II. It is a public holiday on the islands of Panay and Guimaras in Western Visayas and Romblon in Mimaropa.
Suluan quincentennial monument and historical marker, unveiled as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Following Wainwright was General William F. Sharp, who surrendered Visayas and Mindanao on May 10. [22] Afterwards came the Bataan Death March, which was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. [23]
The Casa Real de Iloilo, a National Historical Site, once served as the capitol when the civil government of Iloilo was founded in 1901. Santa Barbara Church , known as the "Cradle of Independence" in Panay and the Visayas, was the site of General Martin Delgado 's junta leading to the first Cry of Revolution against the Spaniards outside Luzon.
The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park (also known as the Leyte Landing Memorial Park and MacArthur Park) is a protected area of the Philippines that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944.