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Skirmishes between North and South Korea grew frequent and culminated in the North invading Seoul on June 25, 1950. On the same day the United Nations called on member nations to help drive North Koreans out of Seoul and the first Asian country to volunteer was the Philippines. Barely three months after the invasion, the Philippines sent its first battalion —the 10th Battalion Combat Team consisting of 1,400 volunteer soldiers—the youngest being 17 years old, the oldest 24—to Busan, South Korea.
I grew up hearing about young soldiers dying in war from my dad who grew up during WW2. He was five when the Philippines entered the war and about six to seven years old when his hometown of Tacloban in Leyte was occupied by the Japanese. He recalled how his dad dug a trench underneath their house on Gran Capitan Street, now Justice Norberto Romualdez Street, where they would seek safety every time the Americans bombed Tacloban.
Once in Leyte, while we were eating by the sea, my dad lost in thought said out loud that at one point during the war, the water in the bay turned red and so did the sand. He was recalling the days after the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, the largest naval battle it is said in history. He didn’t witness the battle but he saw the skies—the dogfights and the Kamikaze pilots on suicide attacks, whose maneuvers he would illustrate with hand gestures decades later to my sons William and Ian Orestes.
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Marcos reiterates commitment to provide shelters for Pinoys"So I’m glad that we are continuing. This is not the first groundbreaking that I have attended. I hope—I know it will not be the last and that we will continue to break ground in different parts around the country para naman ‘yung ating pinapangarap na one million homes a year," Marcos said in his speech.
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What the ASEAN-EU meet means to PinoysBut one might ask, what does these events mean to the ordinary Filipino? MBOpinions READ:
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Here's GMA's Christmas message to Pinoys this 2022Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s wish for Filipinos this holiday season is for them to “never lose sight of the lessons of Christmas” amid their many problems.
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SM Supermalls supports DOT, DMW travel incentive program for Pinoys - BusinessMirrorSM Supermalls conveyed its message of support to the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) during the launch of ‘Bisita, Be My Guest’ (BBMG) program, yesterday, December 15, 2022, at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. The BBGM program is an incentivized promotional campaign that entitles Filipinos, especially the OFWs,
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Marcos gives gifts, aid to vulnerable Pinoys for Christmas"Itong aming kaunting tulong sa inyo, hindi lang po ngayong Pasko. Alam ninyo po, asahan po ninyo kayo ay ang laging nasa isip namin. Ito, itong mga DSWD dito, araw-araw ‘yan, 24/7 iniisip nila kung papaano namin kayong tutulungan, kung papaano pa ang aming pwedeng gawin para nga kahit papaano, kahit nakalampas na ‘yung Pasko, ‘yung New Year eh patuloy pa rin ang aming tulong sa inyo," Marcos said.
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