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HONOLULU — When Japanese military leaders climbed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, the battleship was packed with U.S. sailors eager to see the end of World War II. On Wednesday, the…
Cebu is now virtually on a war footing due to COVID-19, a fitting but sad tribute, if not a terribly bad time in itself, to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. …
We are literally just days away from March 26, the day when, exactly 75 years ago, soldiers from the Americal Division, guided by Cebu’s famed guerrillas, began landing in Talisay from naval bases in Leyte. After…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Medellin may soon have another local tourist attraction. The town’s local government plans to put up a site to give visitors and enthusiasts of history the chance to see personally the WWII tank…
The survivors of the heinous sexual crimes the Japanese committed are dying without receiving a formal apology and legal compensation from Japan. Lola Felicidad delos Reyes, who is a member of Lila Filipina, died last week of pneumonia…
Japanese tora-tora fighter planes hovered in the skies of northern Cebu during World War II (WWII) as US and Japanese soldiers engaged in a gun battle on land in the towns beneath. In the town of…
Only a few people know the experiences of Cebuanos during World War II and that many were tortured during the war. A sad reality which should change according to a local historian. Dr. Jobers Reynes-Bersales, University of…
Thessaloniki, Greece — Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuating an estimated 75,000 people Sunday in order to defuse a 500-pound (227-kilogram) unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station. The evacuation…
Very few will probably remember that 75 years ago today, America — and with it her far -flung colony, the Philippines — finally entered World War II. So very few veterans of that brutal war are alive…
An unusual way of marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese occupation was the launching of “The War in Cebu” an illustrated chronicle of World War II in Cebu published by the University of…
Dec. 8 was the 74th anniversary of the start of the Pacific War. On that day, advertisements in Cebu dailies announced the launch of “The War in Cebu” at the Ayala Center. (The advertisement for CDN appeared…
An ordinance to declare natural caves in barangay Buhisan, Cebu City as a cultural and historical site is being lobbied by Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella who visited the area yesterday. Labella said he wants the…
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