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Investigating History: THE JAPANESE SECRET BASE IN BAMBAN, NOW A TOURISM DESTINATION – バンバンの日本海軍本部Unknown to many historians, especially in WWII in the Philippines, there was a time when the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 1st Combined Air Fleet, composed of the primary naval air force command in the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in the last …

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On June 29, 2025 , in spite of the heavy rains, we successfully welcomed the arrival of official representatives from Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare from their Tokyo Office lead by Director Ishikuza Tetsuro and Furukawa Kazuchika with forensic experts to assess some suspected remains of Japanese war dead left in the former …

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THE BAMBAN BRIDGES: FROM PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR TO WWIIDuring WWII, there were two high multiple-span steel bridges traversing the Paruao River, the vehicular bridge and the railroad bridge. Bamban was one of the towns of Tarlac were both important transportation routes passed. To the west, were the high ground of the Bamban Hills, overlooking the two …

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JAPANESE WWII TYPE 99 7.7mm RIFLE AS AETA NEGRITO HUNTING RIFLE During WWII, the Aeta Mag-Antsi of Bamban Hills participated in the resistance against the Japanese by organizing guerrilla warriors outfit, the Squadron 30, Bruce Guerrilla operating in the Bamban Mountains as mountain patrol. They were using their indigenous weapons; the bow and arrow and …

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INVESTIGATING HISTORY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPH:THE CAVALRY SQUADRON, PHILIPPINE ARMY:A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH Little is known about the cavalry of the Philippine Army, its early organizational unit that had fought during the Philippine-American War until prior the outbreak of WWII. Although, there were many Filipinos who joined the 26th Cavalry Philippine Scouts and stationed at nearby Fort …

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