Victory at Bessang Pass, Book Launch

THE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE (PVAO)

THE MIGRANT HERITAGE COMMISSION (MHC)

cordially invite you to the

U.S. BOOK LAUNCH & RECEPTION

of BEN CAL’s

VICTORY AT BESSANG PASS

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Romulo Hall

Embassy of the Philippines

1600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC

RESERVATIONS HERE

 Seating is limited

NB: There will be no actual selling or payment of the books at the Philippine Embassy.

When you make your reservations, please also order the book and and send a check payment 

of $12.00 payable to MHC at 3930 Walnut St. Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030 .

Unknown to many, the triumph of our forces at Bessang Pass was the most dramatic victory scored by Filipino guerrillas against the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II that forced Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, the ‘Tiger of Malaya,’ to surrender later in Kiangan, Ifugao, liberating northern Luzon from the Japanese invaders and eventually ending Japanese occupation in the Philippines and concluding the war in the Pacific
- -LtGen. Ernesto G. Carolina AFP (Ret), PVAO Administrator

ABOUT THE AUTHOR “BEN CAL”

Ben Cal is an award winning reporter in the Philippines. He retired from full-time journalism in 2011 after a diverse career that began in 1963, having covered beat assignments such as presidency, defense and military, police, agriculture, local governments, agrarian and business. His first job was as a reporter of the Bohol Chronicle from 1963 to 1972. He joined the Philippines News Agency (PNA) initially as a reporter and rose to the ranks until his retirement as Managing Editor and Acting Executive Editor.

According to Cal, his book was written from the perspective of heroes themselves who survived the battle.

The book aims to make the readers appreciate the real-life experiences and heroic exploits of those who did the supreme sacrifice of defending our nation from its enemy and to share their glorious triumph to their fellow Filipinos as a perpetual source of national pride. It also underscores the triumph of all freedom-loving Filipinos – including the civilians, who never stopped believing in the guerrillas’ cause but rather took the risk to help them in all ways possible. These bespeak of selflessness, unity and patriotism - the character of our people that prevailed during the darkest days of oppression and adversity.