A trip back to History. Corrigidor Island

The Fall of the Philippines during WWII


General Douglas MacArthur, under orders from Roosevelt, secretly left the Philippines by PT boat for Australia on March 11, 1942, leaving Major-General Wainwright in command. Upon arriving in Australia, MacArthur proclaimed: "I came through and I shall return." Despite a determined defense by the hungry and disease-ridden American and Filipino troops, Bataan was forced to surrender on April 9, 1942. Almost 78,000 troops were captured by the Japanese. But for the defenders of the peninsula, the ordeal was only the beginning. The "Bataan Death March" was to severely test the resolve of Allied soldiers. Many troops died of exhaustion or hunger, as well as at the hands of their merciless captors during the sixty-mile trek to the prison at Camp O'Donnell.


In the meantime, on the island of Corregidor, known as the "Rock," American and Filipino holdouts were enduring intense day-and-night aerial and artillery bombardment. When the Japanese invaded the little island on the night of May 5, they met stiff resistance from American Marines, Philippine Scouts and civilian volunteers. Although the Japanese invasion force was smaller than the Allied defense, the Japanese managed to land artillery and tanks. On May 6, General Wainwright surrendered Corregidor, the last American stronghold in the Pacific..The war in the Philippines appeared over.


Thousands of Americans and Filipinos refused to obey the surrender orders and continued to fight the Japanese forces in a lengthy guerrilla war that lasted until the American recapture of the 7,000-island nation in October, 1944. One technique used during the early part of the guerrilla movement was to dig road pits. Japanese trucks carrying search parties crashed into the pits; soldiers were killed, and the guerrillas took their weapons and ammunition. This greatly infuriated the Japanese commanders, who ordered their troops to literally chain their rifles to themselves to prevent easy guerrilla access.


Starting in January 1942 and until the end of the campaign, the guerrillas were also supplied by American submarines, which provided arms, ammunition, and medical supplies. To qualify as a "recognized" guerrilla unit and receive Allied assistance, each guerrilla group had to meet criteria established by the Allied commanders in Australia. The guerrillas not only harassed the occupying Japanese through hit-and-run raids and sabotage, but also provided invaluable intelligence to the Allied forces.


*Today, the island of Corregidor is a historic tourist site managed by the city of Cavite.


True American hero': Local veteran receives medal decades after war's end.

Our Tour bus to see places around the Island.

                                                         

First stop at this beautiful coastline

. This where we having our lunch as well, while appreciating the beauty of the Island.

This is Kuya Edward Our assigned tour guide He is very good,He really knows a lot about the history of the philippines during world war 2 and how japanese invades the Philippines..I learned a lot..Corregidor indeed a must visit place if you want to learn about philippine history.

This is the Malinta Tunnel Thousand of people died in here.. can you believe that one of the guest saw something inside..He said lots of people he saw,But he only told us after we came out he dont want to scare people.But he probably have third eye..But that was scary we went inside and our guide told us to turn off all our lights so we can experience,what they had experience back then when the bomb hit above and all the power went off.it was for about 20 minutes of total darkness no sound,No light..So scary..

The Filipino Heroes Memorial is a relatively recent addition to Corregidor; it honors Filipino war heroes and martyrs. All around its perimeter, 14 murals show different episodes from local history - from the Battle of Mactan in 1521 to the People Power Revolution in 1986.

 Philippine Revolution 1896

Hiding tunnel.

This ditch here where all the japanese commit suicide 50 thousand Japanese Shoulder died in here which infact all their remains still there The order is never to surrender thats they would rather die..Awoooohhhhhhh

''I Shall Return''Famous words of General Mc Arthur.This is his statue.