Behold Bataan

English:

CIVILIAN LIFE DURING WORLD WAR II

War Plan Orange 3 (wpo – 3) was a well-kept secret from the Filipino people before the outbreak of WWII in the Philippines. A great number of Bataeños were caught flat-footed when Bataan was turned into a battlefield and the citizens became victims in the crossfire.

Many who survived the initial salvo heeded the call of Motherland. They joined and/or supported the USAFFE. The others helped evacuate the young, the sick, the elderly and the physically challenged to safe places like Pampanga and Hagonoy in Bulacan.

Tagalog:

BUHAY-SIBILYAN NOONG WW II

Lihim sa mga mamamayang Pilipino ang War Plan Orange 3 kaya nagulantang ang mga taga-Bataan nang maging larangan ng digmaan ang kanilang lalawigan. Dahil hindi sila handa, marami ang naging biktima sa palitan ng putok. Gayunman marami ang tumugon sa tawag ng Inang Bayan at tumulong sa USAFFE. Ang mga bata, maysakit, matatanda at walang kakayahang lumaban ay lumikas sa mga ligtas na lugar tulad ng Pampanga at Hagonoy, Bulacan.