Category: Bataan

Hidden Gems of Morong, Bataan (and that time we witnessed a pawikan lay eggs)

Sometimes, it is good to not have to be in control, to just go with the flow, see where the tide takes you, and what the waves wash to shore to bring you. Personally, when it comes to travelling, I am the type to want to at least be in the know, have a modicum degree of awareness, on what to expect and what to look forward to. But, sometimes, that, too, can get exhausting. Too much information to hold in at a time when you just want to have fun. And it is at times like these that I appreciate being unaware, and be surprised.

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High Up The Mt. Samat National Shrine (Dambana ng Kagitingan) in Bataan, Philippines

Heroism has taken on numerous definitions, and a lot of faces have been assigned to the word “heroes”. So much that, in my opinion, most of us have lost sight of what it truly means. Worse, most of us have ceased to care about what it really meant, and just throw the word “hero” around lightly. But there is a little bit of relief to be had in knowing that there are still some places – albeit too few already – that serve as reminders of the “heroism” that served as one of the main catalysts of building the national identity that we have today. One of those places that endure to this day is the Dambana ng Kagitingan situated at the Mt. Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan.

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