TODAY is Araw ng Kagitingan, where we honor the sacrifices not just of World War 2 veterans but of all those who fought and contributed to the creation and the liberty of the nation. Long associated with the Fall of Bataan, it has now been reframed to emphasize the Filipinos' valor, which means soldiering on despite impossible odds.
I was told by the newly elected chairman of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Lisa Guerrero Nakpil — who happens to be the daughter of the late former NHC chairman Carmen Guerrero Nakpil and who has a background in investment banking, music entrepreneurship, and art and public history — that she would like to expand our commemorations to honor not just political and cultural achievers but also the heroes of science and sports.
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