(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police joined the nation in celebrating the Day of Valor, noting the “unbroken tradition of a true Filipino valor thirsting for freedom.”
In a statement, PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao said the PNP was “giving honors to the Filipino soldiers who gave their lives and treasure so that we may all live in peace and freedom.”
“We pay respect to the heroes whose lives were sacrificed and whose blood was poured during the war in an unbroken tradition of a true Filipino valor thirsting for freedom,” he said.
The Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan is observed every April 9, in commemoration of the more than 78,000 Filipino and American soldiers who were forced by Japanese troops to walk from Bataan to Tarlac in what is now knows as the Bataan Death March.