This April, Remember The Bataan Death March!

On April 9, 1942, or about 71 years ago this month, an estimated 76,000 Filipino and 12,000 American prisoners of war (POWs) began their trek which came to be known later as the “Bataan Death March,” from Mariveles, Bataan to Camp O’Donnel, Tarlac, an estimated 128 kilometer distance. On average, that “march” can last for…

Is Kim Jong-Un Ready To Hear The Wailings of Widows and Mothers?

When I was a young boy, many summers ago, my older brother related to me a story about the capture of a Japanese soldier at the twilight of Japanese occupation of the country who was bludgeoned to death by the townspeople. While he was being beaten up with hammer, bolos, clubs and sticks, he kept protesting…