Hundreds join 160-kilometer Freedom March to commemorate Battle of Bataan

The 'Freedom March' follows the trail of the actual historical route of the Death March

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According to Mike Villareal, head of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines Sons and Daughters Association Inc, the tribute commemorates the valor and sacrifices of the Filipino and American heroes of the Battle of Bataan. Villareal said around 450 individuals – including the descendants of the war, historians, and locals and 150 reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – registered for the two-day event.

FREEDOM MARCH. 59-year old Marilou Ingua completes the two-day 160-km Freedom March in honor of her late veteran grandfather and her story as a cancer survivor during the commencement of the event at the Capas National Shrine on Sunday, March 17. Ingua is the first to reach the final leg of the Freedom March. Joann Manabat/Rappler

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