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S.O.S.: Stories of Survival is a Philippine documentary public service television program that is hosted by Martin Andanar and aired on ABC 5 (now TV5) from November 3, 2005 to August 4, 2008. [1] [2]
The sole survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald, Nestor Mata. [3] 23 November 1960 – Philippine Air Lines Flight S26. A Douglas DC-3 flying from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo to Manila International Airport crashed into Mount Baco in Mindoro, killing all 33 on board. [4] 12 September 1969 – Philippine Air Lines Flight 158.
Edward Dmytryk's 1945 film Back to Bataan, starring John Wayne, opens by retelling the story of the raid on the Cabanatuan POW camp-with real life film of the POW survivors. In July 2003, the PBS documentary program American Experience aired an hour-long film about the raid, titled Bataan Rescue .
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines managed the collection and identification of items of value as they were retrieved. [1] The last of the 268 survivors pulled from the building were two girls, aged 9 and 12, who were found on August 9, having survived in the wreckage for 125 hours. Another 260 bodies were retrieved. [1] [c]
On 12 August 1942, 300 American prisoners arrived on two transport ships, survivors of the Battle of Bataan and the Battle of Corregidor. They were interned in the old Philippine Constabulary barracks, referred to as Palawan's Prison Camp 10A, or Palawan Barracks. They would spend the next two years clearing an area 2,400 by 225 yards (2,195 by ...
Shortly thereafter, the stories of these officers were featured in a Life magazine article. [37] [38] The Bataan Death March and other Japanese actions were used to arouse fury in the United States. [39] America would go on to avenge its defeat that occurred in the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in October 1944.
The survivors of the hostage crisis were put into military custody immediately after the crisis was resolved. Reporters were barred from interviewing the survivors raising speculation of a coverup. Brig. Gen. Mariano Baccay, one of the negotiators, said that the survivors were still recovering from shock caused by the incident.
The story of two of the 44 members of the special forces killed in Mamasapano was narrated in two special episodes of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya. The first episode dealt the life of Police Chief Inspector John Garry Erana, starring Coco Martin, while the latter told the story of Police Senior Inspector Rennie Tayrus starring Ejay Falcon.