“Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor celebrates the heroism of Filipino soldiers who fought, against seemingly invincible odds, to defend our people from foreign enslavement in World War Two.”

—  Francis Escudero

The quote "Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor celebrates the heroism of Filipino soldiers who fought…" is famous quote attributed to Francis Escudero (1969), Filipino politician.

2009, Statement: A Call for Heroism

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