Monuments in Philippines
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west.
It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and the Philippines.
The headstones are aligned in 11 plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among masses of a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.
The chapel, a white masonry building enriched with sculpture and mosaic, stands near the center of the cemetery. In front of it on a wide terrace are two large hemicycles.
Twenty-five mosaic maps recall the achievements of the American armed forces in the Pacific, China, India and Burma.
On rectangular Trani limestone piers within the hemicycles are inscribed the Tablets of the Missing containing 36,285 names.
Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Carved in the floors are the seals of the American states and its territories.
From the memorial and other points within the cemetery there are impressive views over the lowlands to Laguna de Bay and towards the distant mountains.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December 25 and January 1.
It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitor Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
Battle of Binakayan Monument , stands in memory of two hundred fifty Spanish soldiers who surrendered in “Polvorin,” after a brief encounter with Filipino soldiers.
It was the second victory of the Filipino Revolutionaries under the leadership of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.
General Trias Monument and Park is a monument and park in memory of General Mariano Trias Closas, famous son of the town,
who was a general of the Revolution and Vice-President of the First Philippine Republic.
Manila Monument to Filipino national hero Jose Rizal in Luneta Park is also known as Rizal Park.
The monument is protected by ceremonial guards and flanked by flagpoles flying the Philippines flag.
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