TACLOBAN CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Ormoc City authorities unveiled a historic marker Wednesday to recollect the Battle of Ormoc Bay.
NHCP Chairperson Rene Escalante turned over the marker to Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, as witnessed by her husband, Leyte 4th District Representative Richard Gomez, and NHCP Deputy Executive Director Alvin Alcid.
The unveiling of the marker commemorates the Battle of Ormoc Bay between the Allied forces and Japanese forces that occurred from Oct. 23 to Dec. 11, 1944.
In her message, Mayor Gomez mentioned with the set up of the marker, Ormoc Bay is now not simply an bizarre physique of water however a “certified storyteller” narrating the Filipinos’ story of struggling, defeat, and victory, tales of life and dying, of conflict, criminality, and pure calamities.
“If these waters could speak, she will also tell us the story of hope the inherent value of the people of Ormoc that makes us resilient,” the mayor mentioned.
Escalante, for his half, mentioned the marker of the Battle of Ormoc exhibits the braveness and bravado of the Allied powers who fought towards Japanese forces. It additionally acknowledges Filipino guerillas and civilians who helped within the liberation marketing campaign in numerous methods.
The website the place the historic marker is situated will now change into a part of the Philippine Registry of Historic Sites and Structures and will likely be forwarded to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for it to be included within the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property.
The NHC official additionally expressed hope that the marker will encourage and encourage extra native historians to increase their information of the historical past, significantly of Ormoc and Leyte.
The Battle of Ormoc lasted for greater than a month and ultimately prevented the Japanese forces from resupplying and reinforcing their troops in Leyte which considerably contributed to the victory of Allied forces within the land battle. (PNA)