MusiKagitingan 2015: Alay sa Bayaning Beterano

Araw ng Kagitingan - Philippine Veterans Week 

23 March 2015, Quezon City – The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) Technical Working Committee in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) presents the "Musikagitingan 2015: Alay sa Bayaning Beterano", a musical cum cultural variety show in honor of our Filipino veterans with the theme “Ipunla ang Kagitingan sa Kabataan, Ihanda ang Beterano ng Kinabukasan” held at the Tanghalang Aguinaldo, AFP Theater, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo.

Executive Order No. 23, series of 1987, declares April 9 of every year as a national holiday for the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan. Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 466, series of 1989, designates the period of April 5 to 11 of every year as Philippine Veterans Week in order to promote, preserve, and memorialize the principles, ideas, and deeds of our war veterans as a means to enhance patriotism and love of country, especially among the youth of the land.

A (Not so Random) Act of Kindness

It started with an intriguing message by MSg Dexter Tiu: "All members of SARU are required to attend this Saturday. There will be an important event." Curious, the troops of course asked what was happening, but Master Tiu kept mum about it and we were left to our speculations. This was all a week ago.

HHSSG 1 TAS BDE NCR Brightens Tanauan’s Parade of Light

Touchdown. HHSSG 1 TAS BDE NCR arrives at Tanauan Batangas.

March 7, Tanauan Batangas – Cool breeze and vibrant colors greeted the officers and troops of the HHSSG 1 TAS BDE NCR upon their arrival at the City of Colors last Saturday. Led by Commanding Officer COL. ERIC C GARCHITORENA MC(GSC) and with the permission of, BGEN JOHNNY L MACANAS, Commander, AFPRESCOM the troop offered its services during city’s much-awaited Parade of Lights. Coinciding with this event are Tanauan’s 443^rd Foundation Day and the 14^th year of cityhood.