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Bon Ot Big to Genablan Walk 2025-05-19.

#11 Image #05 to #11 images are of the stretch of road from Bon Ot Big to the point where I descend to Barangay Genablan Oriental. We see the lovely coconut areas above the San Bernadino Strait, the road concrete laid has almost reached Genablan, the mouth of the Genablan River and Genablan Occidental on […]

Capas National Shrine, POW Camp O’Donnell, 2024-12-19

#W53 to #W78 pictures are of the obelisk, the wall with the names, the plaques and the grounds next to this Wall and Obelisk WWII Death March Memorial. The Capas National Shrine, located in the area of the former WWII POW Camp O’Donnell, was visited by friends on the 19th Dec. 2024 and we […]

Death March Markers, Capas to O’Donnell, #106 to #112

#W01 to #W05 images are of DMM #106 at the Capas Railroad Station and #W02 is a Google Earth graph, marked up for the DMM location, from the Capas Rail Road Station to the POW Camp O’Donnell. The sponsor for this Death-March-Marker (DMM) is the Battling Bastards of Bataan Association. ————————————————————- After the Allied POWs, […]

Joint Tribute To All Filipino Heroes, 2025-04-10

#V08 image is the Death March Boxcar at Capas National Shrine. Filipino American Memorial Endowment, Inc. (FAME) has a page for this boxcar, click here: ———————————————————————- Joint Tribute To All Filipino Heroes at the Capas National Shrine on the 10th April 2025. It was only one of many commemorations held in the annual Philippine […]

Capas Railroad Station, Death March Landmark

#01. The Capas Philippine National Railroad (PNR) Station before WWII, captured from the Internet. ———————————————————— The Capas Railroad Station was a landmark in the WWII Death March. From Wikipedia: Upon arrival at the San Fernando railhead, prisoners were stuffed into sweltering; brutally hot metal box cars for the one-hour trip to Capas, in 43 °C (110 °F) […]

Grande Island, ex Ft. Wint Visit 2024-12-11

Battery Hall on Grande Island ———————————————————— The researcher of the new book “Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by David L. Britt” came from the USA to visit; an Australian friend wanted to make his first visit, so, we all teamed up and visited Grande Island, the ex Fort Wint. It is […]

Barretto Bypass Road, Olongapo End, 20250330

#S20 image. #S18 to #S21 images show the small existing road connecting to the Olongapo-Zambales Highway; also called the Olongapo-Bugallon Rd. which now it seems is going to be part of the Barretto Bypass Road. This road construction sign was posted at the beginning of the small existing road. #S20 image was shot on the […]

Grande Island, ex Ft. Wint, SBFZ trip, 2024-12-11

#P13 image is one of the first 3 pictures of our return ride, leaving Grande Island. #P13 shows the former US Army, Ft. Wint Wharf as we depart. #P14 shows Camayan Point, the former ammunition wharf but is now a beach resort and the famous Ocean Adventure Park. #P15 image shows the former Nabasan […]

Subic Bay News 2025

NBI nabs 6 Chinese, Pinoy for illegal surveillance EJ Macababbad – The Philippine Star March 27, 2025 | 12:00am ————————————————————————————– News of Subic Bay, 2025 ———————————————————————- Grande Island, recently, in the News. –6 foreigners, 2 Filipinos linked to espionage, kidnapping nabbed in Subic Bay By GMA Integrated News Published March 20, 2025 11:14a Six foreign nationals […]

Cawag-PHILSECO Bypass Rd., 250323

#R59 to #R67 pictures are from picture area # 10 & #11, as I walked down this new bypass road to the PHILSECO Rd. Lots equipment standing idle because either today is Sunday or it was lunchtime. #R62 & #R63 pictures indicate a problem that still needs to be resolved. Went on this hike […]