CITY OF CALAPAN — The local government of San Jose led the commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Liberation Day of Mindoro Island from Japanese occupation on Monday through a livestreamed program held in the evening. The Philippine Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion and 1702nd Community Defense Center led the wreath-laying ceremony at the Second Landing Marker at Aroma Beach in Barangay San Roque, the site of General Douglas MacArthur’s second landing. Local authorities said it was on this day that General Douglas MacArthur ordered Allied forces to attack Mindoro Island, a decision later corroborated by a letter from his […]... Keep on reading: Mindoro town marks 81st Liberation Day from Japanese occupation