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THE NEGRITOS (AYTAS) OF MT. PINATUBOThis article highlights the Aytas of Tarlac, Pampanga, and Zambales, accounts of the tribal wars and guerrilla operations in support of the USAFFE resistance movement and later in the ultimate combat victory of the American forces in 1945. From the verdant forested mountain areas of southwest and western Tarlac (Capas, …

THE AYTAS IN WWII: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE NEGRITO MOUNTAIN PATROL FORCES IN LUZON Read More »

THE LAST DAYS OF THE KAMIKAZE SPECIAL ATTACK AT CLARK AREA, JANUARY 1945.クラーク飛行場地区における日本の特攻隊の最後の日。On January 8-10, 1945, on the eve of the escape of Vice-Admiral Onishi Takijiro (1st Air Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy) from the Bamban Naval Headquarters tunnel, the remnants of the 1st and 2nd Air Fleet pilots, some of them belonging to Kamikaze Special …

GHOST OF THE FORMER JAPANESE NAVY COMBINED AIR FLEET HEADQUARTERS TUNNEL – バンバンの本部トンネル内の日本の幽霊兵士。 Read More »

INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS – PANAISANField Recon on the Japanese Takayama Detachment War Tunnels バンバン山の日本の戦争トンネル – 日本軍高山支隊のトンネル ************************** 日本陸軍高山支隊：星野・岡本大隊In the 1970s and 1980s, as a growing up kid, we used to check the numerous Japanese war tunnels located on the slopes of the Bamban Hills overlooking the diversion road in …

THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS – PANAISAN バンバン山の日本の戦争トンネル – 日本軍高山支隊のトンネル Read More »

Museum Visitors:SUPPORT BATTALION196th Infantry Brigade Fort Shafter, Hawaii Our sincere appreciation for the visit of the officers and men of the 196th Infantry Brigade, U. S. Army based in Hawaii. A special museum tour has been presented to the 196th. Also, a special challenge coin was “presented for excellence “, with the emblem or insignia …

196th INFANTRY BRIGADE AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM Read More »

125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR B-DAY: BAMBAN DAY JUNE 5-6, 1899 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE BAMBAN RAILROAD STATION 1899-1902 In early 2000, I received an email from America, of then old lady who was a direct descendant of American soldier who fought during the Philippine-American War and stationed at Bamban. The American soldier was Joseph …

INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE BAMBAN RAILROAD STATION DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899-1902 Read More »

As we are celebrating the Veterans Week 2024 to include the Filipino Valor in the Battle of Bataan and the enduring spirits in the Bataan Death March, as well as the resilience of the Filipino people especially the guerrillas during Japanese Occupation and the events of the Liberation 1945, we would like to extend our …

THE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL: REMEMBERING THE FILIPINO AND AETA WWII VETERANS FROM BAMBAN Read More »

Our town of Bamban had played in some significant roles in the development of our country as an independent and sovereign nation and in the fight towards independence at the height of the Philippine-American War of 1899. At times, this small town became the Presidential Office and Headquarters of General Emilio Aguinaldo on June 6, …

BAMBAN AS GEN. FRANCISCO MAKABULOS’s HEADQUARTERS DURING PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR Read More »