President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will lead the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) at Mount Samat National ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared April 9 a regular holiday to mark the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), a ...

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday urged the nation to honor Filipinos who fought during World War II by building a ...

House Speaker Martin Romualdez honored the nation’s war heroes as he urged Filipinos to reflect not only on the battle of ...

Private sector employees reporting for work on Wednesday are entitled to 200 percent of their daily salary. In a labor ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines celebrates the Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan every April 9. This commemorates the fall of Bataan against Japanese troops during World War II.

This year's Araw ng Kagitingan marks 83 years since more than 76,000 Filipino and American troops surrendered to Japanese forces in Bataan, leading to the Bataan Death March. In his message ...

Marcos earlier declared April 9, 2025 as a regular holiday to mark the Araw ng Kagitingan. The Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor commemorates the Fall of Bataan, which happened on April 9, 1942, to ...

The commemoration begins on April 5 with a Sunrise Ceremony at 6 a.m. at Libingan ng mga Bayani ... Meanwhile, the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan Commemoration on April 9 at Mount Samat National Shrine ...