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Category: Central Luzon

This category describes different geographic places in Central Luzon. I live in Olongapo, Zambales and the provinces of Central Luzon are close and are visited most often by me. So much material from this area will be shown here.

“Hour of the Great Rescue” Sundial Monument and Museum

“Hour of the Great Rescue” Sundial and Museum (Great Raid at Camp Pangatian, Cabanatuan City Memorial Shrine WWII) January 30, 1945, Memorare, I’m starting this webpage in four sections, it will take time. This is Section One, 6 images from Wikipedia Commons, shot when the memorial was still in good shape. Section two is […]

The Cabu Bridge during the Great Raid

The actions by the Filipino Guerrillas and the support of the Filipino People were an outstanding demonstration to fight for freedom. That is what draws me back to this bridge to remind me of WWII History. I participated at the 80th Anniversary of the Great Raid at the American Memorial in Cabanatuan nearby and had […]

Great Raid, ABMC, 80th Anniversary, Cabanatuan, 1 Feb. 2025

The Great Raid 80th Anniversary Commemoration was conducted on the 1st Feb. 2025 because it was a Saturday. The Commemoration was organized by the American Battle Monument Commission at the American POW Memorial in Cabanatuan. Friends and I participated and took these pictures. It was well done, well participated and it was a solemn event. […]

Gen. King, Bataan Surrender Memorial Marker

Bataan, Gen. King Surrender Marker A01. This image came from the former Battling Bastards of Bataan (BBB) web pages from when it was established. The Gen. King Marker sign is gone for many years now and I don’t know the reason. —————————————————- This Bataan Surrender Memorial Marker was established here in Lamao by the Battling […]

Death March Marker Zero in Mariveles 15 Dec. 2014

#05 picture shows the Iconic Marker of a Fallen Soldier or Serviceman with WWI helmet which the Allied Soldier wore in the Philippines in the defense of the islands. —————————————— The Researcher and spouse of the book Relentless Hope visited the Philippines and we teamed up to visit historical places on Luzon. We stopped at […]

A Quick View of the Quinawan Point Area, 2024 June 29.

#07 Battle of the Points, Quinawan Point Area, 2024, 29 June. Map 13: Japanese Landings on Bataan from Battle of the Points, US Army, The Fall of the Philippines, Chapter XVII. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-17.html ————————————————– This is the area of the WWII Battle of the Points Area, so it interests me. After my visit to Corregidor, I decided […]

Pampanga Tidbits

Zg425. (-Images #30 to #32) are 3 close-up images, looking down to the Pasig Potrero River from the east lanes of the bridge. It seems the iron sheeting; perhaps put in place to stable the river bed level was not good enough. I speculate they have to something similar in the near future, but better […]

New Zealand & Lumibao Hike, 230201

Zg116. This is picture #048 but is numbered in this album as Zg116. Pictures # 030 to 066 are of the area that people are calling and are visiting, the New Zealand tourist spot. Under those trees, in their cool shade and with the lawn type grass covering the grounds and the calm waters of […]

Solar Project in Santa Fe Lahars 23-01-29

Zg107. (-107), Image is a portion of my walk when I walked to Mt. Bagang and climbed to some height to take pictures. I saw tourist traffic coming and going to the east to the pine forested area on the north shore of the new Mapanuepe Lake (not in picture); I learned a tourist spot, […]

Four Central Luzon History Stories

Four Central Luzon History Stories The Historic Municipio Building in Angeles Zf728. The Historic Municipio Building in Angeles from Wikipedia. Here are two URLs to refresh your memory or learn about the building history. Courtesy of Wikipedia: This building is 100 years old ————————————————– I recently had association with or learned about 4 […]