Maria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOMaria Cristina Cabarruz Aboitiz, president of Memorare Manila 1945, leads the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Manila at the Memorare Manila 1945 marker in Intramuros on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Also present were Naoko Jin of Bridge for Peace, Dr. John Groch of the United States Embassy in Manila, Teresita Ang See of Kaisa Foundation, Professor Jorge Mojarro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Instituto Cervantes, lawyer Joan Padilla, head of the Intramuros Administration; and survivors Albert Montilla, Sylvia Roces Montilla and Regina Paterno.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO