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

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Walumpung taon matapos ang "Battle of Manila" sa World War II noong 1945, naihatid na sa huling hantungan ang ilang namatay sa pambobomba ng mga Amerikano sa Remedios Hospital. Kabilang diyan ang bayani at scientist na si Maria Orosa.

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

00:05in the last moments, some Americans died in the bombings of the Remedios Hospital.

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

00:14Mona Kino was there.

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

00:25about to be recognized.

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

00:31More than five years of meticulous process,

00:35including the exhumation of the bodies,

00:37forensic anthropology,

00:39and forensic DNA analysis.

00:41It became possible under the leadership of Matthew Westphal,

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

00:48Nikolai Prokopov,

00:49who was shot by a Japanese sniper and rushed to the Remedios Hospital.

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

01:00Nobody 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,

01:09one way or another, I will get those bones up.

01:12They were taken to San Agustin Church, Columbarium.

01:16The relatives of the victims,

01:19including the descendants of Maria Orosa, were grateful.

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

01:28Tita Mary, Lola Mary to me, has a resting place.

01:33Thank you, Matthew.

01:34Somebody who loved her country above herself.

01:36She wanted to stay here because she was helping,

01:39smuggling food to the prisoners in USC, to the guerrillas.

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

01:49Remembering the heroes and the sacrifices,

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

01:57and what war does to a society.

02:00Very important.

02:01The recognition and re-burial of the victims of the Remedios Hospital tragedy

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

02:10history, and heroism in the middle of the war.

02:13For GMA Integrated News, I'm Vonn Aquino for 24 Hours.

02:21For more information visit www.fema.gov

13 labi sa mass grave sa Malate Catholic Sch. noong WWII, may pagkakakilanlan na; kabilang ang bayaning si Maria Orosa | 24 Oras Weekend

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