This Araw ng Kagitingan 🎖️ (Day of Valor), we honor not only the brave soldiers—but also the incredible Filipina women whose courage changed the course of World War II. 🇵đź‡âś¨
They were guerrilla commanders, fearless spies, medics, inventors, and survivors of unimaginable horrors. Kumander Liwayway led ambushes in full uniform and lipstick 💄, Maria Orosa created banana ketchup to fight hunger 🍌, Josefina Guerrero, the “Leper Spy,” smuggled intelligence past enemy lines 🗺️—and so many more whose stories deserve to be told.
Let’s remember their sacrifices and make sure their valor is never forgotten.
Kirby Araullo (Historian)
This Araw ng Kagitingan 🎖️ (Day of Valor), we honor not only the brave soldiers—but also the incredible Filipina women whose courage changed the course of World War II. 🇵đź‡âś¨
They were guerrilla commanders, fearless spies, medics, inventors, and survivors of unimaginable horrors. Kumander Liwayway led ambushes in full uniform and lipstick 💄, Maria Orosa created banana ketchup to fight hunger 🍌, Josefina Guerrero, the “Leper Spy,” smuggled intelligence past enemy lines 🗺️—and so many more whose stories deserve to be told.
Let’s remember their sacrifices and make sure their valor is never forgotten.
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