Eighty years ago a company of U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrilla fighters conducted the most successful rescue mission ...

However, many of them were professional Filipino soldiers serving in the U.S. Army, commanded by American officers. They were special men in special units, officially designated Philippine scouts ...

MANILA, (PIA) — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is inviting the public at it leads the ...

Edward P. King discusses surrender, 1942. Photo by U.S. Army. During the Battle of Bataan, the American Soldiers and Filipino soldiers of U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur's U.S. Army Forces in the ...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) renewed its pledge to protect the nation’s freedom and to promote awareness on the national heritage. The AFP ...

Several weeks earlier, the Palawan Massacre took place in the Philippines, where 139 American POWs were killed by Japanese ...

Thousands of Filipino and American soldiers -- some acting individually, some with the encouragement of their commanders -- formed guerrilla units of varying sizes. On Luzon, which held the bulk ...

During World War II, 7,000 Filipino Americans volunteered their services to the U.S. Army and helped liberate their homeland from Japanese occupation. Director Noel M. Izon captures their stories ...