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Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City      After we visited the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, we drove all the way to Cemetery of the Heroes or Libingan ng mga Bayani.  It was just 5 minutes away.  As I remember, if I’m not wrong, there is no fee entering this cemetery.  You can even drive inside the cemetery because the area is so big and you will get tired from walking around.       This cemetery was first established on May 1947 as Republic Memorial Cemetery and was later changed to its current name on October 27, 1954 by President Magsaysay.  It is the final resting place for Filipino military personnel, heroes, martyrs, Philippine presidents, defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, and the battlefields of the Allied Liberation of the Philippines during World War II.  There is also the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.      However, those who were dishonored, discharged from service, and convicted of an...

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City      War memorials are not my thing.  But the moment my boyfriend brought me here, I find it really interesting to walk around.  Here you can find the names of the fallen soldiers of the United States of America and the Filipino soldiers inscribed on Travertine limestone walls.  They were the ones who died in New Guinea and during the Battle of the Philippines (1941-42).  The grass is beautifully maintained and the headstones which are made of marble are neatly aligned in eleven plots and in circular pattern.   Among the four rooms are the 25 huge mosaic maps that recall the actions of the USA around the Pacific, China, Burma and India.       The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9AM to 5PM except during December 25 and January 1.  You can also ask for their staff member assistance in case you want some escort to the memorial sites. One of the mosaic ma...