Diplomats from five countries—the United States (US), Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada—will join the Philippines in observing the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte at the MacArthur Memorial National Park in Candagug, Palo, Leyte on Sunday.

Considered as the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte crippled the Imperial Japanese Navy in Southeast Asia and paved the way for the liberation of the Philippines.

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