CAVITE, Philippines  — Officials will honor all the country’s heroes in a simple program set tomorrow at the Filipino Heroes’ Memorial grounds in Corregidor Island.

Dubbed as “Tribute to All Filipino Heroes,” the event was organized by the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF) as one of the highlights of the annual commemoration of “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor) and the Philippine Veterans Week, which started last Tuesday (April 5) and will end on Monday (April 11).

The “Araw ng Kagitingan” celebration on April 9 (Saturday) was declared a regular holiday by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Also known as “Fall of Bataan Day,” the officials commemorate yearly the gallant stand and heroism of Filipino and American soldiers in defending the Bataan peninsula during the invasion of the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942.

The Cavite Provincial Information and Community Affairs Department (PICAD) said that the “Tribute to All Filipino Heroes” program will start at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Heroes Memorial grounds of the historic Corregidor Island in Cavite City.