13 labi sa mass grave sa Malate Catholic Sch. noong WWII, may pagkakakilanlan na; kabilang ang bayaning si Maria Orosa | SONA - video Dailymotion

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Walumpung taon matapos ang ‘Battle of Manila’ noong 1945, naihatid na sa huling hantungan ang ilang namatay sa pambobomba ng mga Amerikano sa Remedios Hospital. Kabilang d'yan ang bayani at scientist na si Maria Orosa.   State of the Nation is a nightly newscast anchored by Atom Araullo and Maki Pulido. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:05 PM (PHL Time) on GTV. For more videos from State of the Nation, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/stateofthenation.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream #BreakingNews  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Eighty years after the Battle of Manila in 1945,

00:04some Americans died in the bombing of the Remedios Hospital.

00:10Among them, the hero and scientist Maria Orosa.

00:14This is Vaughn Aquino reporting.

00:19Thirteen out of the twenty-two victims were buried in a mass grave

00:23at Malate Catholic School, which is now a place of worship.

00:27Among them, the hero and scientist Maria Orosa.

00:31More than five years have passed since the meticulous process of

00:35exhumation of the bodies,

00:37forensic anthropology,

00:39and forensic DNA analysis.

00:41This was made possible by Matthew Westphal,

00:45grandson of one of the victims of the tragedy,

00:47Nikolai Prokopov,

00:49who was shot by a Japanese sniper

00:51and was taken to the Remedios Hospital.

00:54It was July 2019 when the mass grave at Malate Catholic School was found.

00:59Nobody knew it was destroyed.

01:01I rediscovered that destroyed grave,

01:03and right there, I remember coming back that evening,

01:06and I wrote the family in Connecticut,

01:08and I said, one way or another, I will get those bones out.

01:11They were taken to San Agustin Church, Colombario.

01:16The relatives of the victims,

01:18including the descendants of Maria Orosa, were grateful.

01:22Finally, by your efforts and the blessings of the Agustinians,

01:27Tita Mary, Lola Mary to me, has a resting place.

01:32Thank you, Matthew.

01:33As somebody who loved her country above herself,

01:35she wanted to stay here because she was helping,

01:38smuggling food to the prisoners in USC, to the guerrillas.

01:44The relatives of the victims planned to build a grave memorial for them.

01:48Remembering the heroes and the sacrifices,

01:51but also remembering and keeping in mind the impact of war

01:56and what war does to a society.

01:59Very important.

02:00The recognition and re-burial of the victims of the Remedios Hospital tragedy

02:05should be a way to not forget the memories,

02:09history, and heroism in the middle of the war.

02:13Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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13 labi sa mass grave sa Malate Catholic Sch. noong WWII, may pagkakakilanlan na; kabilang ang bayaning si Maria Orosa | SONA

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