Baguio Marks 81st Anniversary of General Yamashita's Surrender

Despite heavy monsoon rains, veterans' descendants gathered in Baguio City to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Japanese general's formal surrender that ended WWII in the Pacific.

3 Sept, 12:02 — 3 Sept, 12:02

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Amid harsh monsoon, Baguio celebrates 81st year of Yamashita surrender

BAGUIO CITY — Ignoring the harsh monsoon weather, the sons and daughters of World War II veterans celebrated the 81st year since Imperial Japanese Army Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita formally surrendered at Camp John Hay, ending the Pacific leg of the global war in September 3, 1945. Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan said the war was a

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