Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)

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Philippine national holiday commemorative day

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating the heroism and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II, particularly in the Fall of Bataan.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Araw ng Kagitingan	8
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) canonical	2
Araw ng Kagitingan ng mga Bayani	1
Filipino name: Araw ng Kagitingan	1
annual Araw ng Kagitingan commemorations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2950937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
Context triple: [Dambana ng Kagitingan, significantDate, Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)]

A. Heroes Day
Heroes Day is an Indonesian national holiday honoring the sacrifices and bravery of those who fought for independence, particularly in the historic Battle of Surabaya.
B. National Medal of Honor Day
National Medal of Honor Day is a United States observance dedicated to honoring recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration for valor in combat.
C. Red Flag Day
"Red Flag Day" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its urgent, anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
D. Army Day
Army Day is a Chinese national holiday observed on August 1st to commemorate the founding of the People's Liberation Army in 1927.
E. Armed Forces Unification Day
Armed Forces Unification Day is a national holiday in the United Arab Emirates commemorating the historic unification of its separate military forces into a single national army.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
Target entity description: Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating the heroism and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II, particularly in the Fall of Bataan.

A. Heroes Day
Heroes Day is an Indonesian national holiday honoring the sacrifices and bravery of those who fought for independence, particularly in the historic Battle of Surabaya.
B. National Medal of Honor Day
National Medal of Honor Day is a United States observance dedicated to honoring recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration for valor in combat.
C. Red Flag Day
"Red Flag Day" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its urgent, anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
D. Army Day
Army Day is a Chinese national holiday observed on August 1st to commemorate the founding of the People's Liberation Army in 1927.
E. Armed Forces Unification Day
Armed Forces Unification Day is a national holiday in the United Arab Emirates commemorating the historic unification of its separate military forces into a single national army.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine national holiday ⓘ commemorative day ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Araw ng Kagitingan ng mga Bayani ⓘ linked to: Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) Bataan Day ⓘ linked to: Battle of Bataan Day of Valor ⓘ
commemorates	Bataan Death March victims ⓘ Fall of Bataan ⓘ linked to: Battle of Bataan defenders of Bataan and Corregidor ⓘ heroism of American soldiers in World War II ⓘ heroism of Filipino soldiers in World War II ⓘ
conflictCommemorated	World War II ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
establishedBy	Philippine government legislation ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	reminder of wartime atrocities and sacrifices ⓘ symbol of Filipino courage and resilience ⓘ
historicalEventReferenced	start of the Bataan Death March ⓘ surrender of Bataan on April 9, 1942 ⓘ
languageOfName	Filipino ⓘ
legalStatus	regular holiday in the Philippines ⓘ
locationOfEventsCommemorated	Bataan ⓘ Corregidor ⓘ
mainCommemorativeSite	Dambana ng Kagitingan ⓘ Mount Samat National Shrine ⓘ
observedBy	Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ Filipinos ⓘ linked to: Filipino people Philippine government ⓘ veterans organizations in the Philippines ⓘ
observedOn	April 9 ⓘ
partOf	Philippine public holidays ⓘ
purpose	to honor Filipino and American soldiers who fought in Bataan ⓘ to promote awareness of World War II history in the Philippines ⓘ
relatedTo	Bataan Death March ⓘ Fall of Bataan ⓘ linked to: Battle of Bataan Philippine Veterans Week ⓘ World War II in the Philippines ⓘ
symbol	Mount Samat cross ⓘ linked to: Mount Samat National Shrine Philippine flag at half-mast in some ceremonies ⓘ
theme	honoring veterans ⓘ national patriotism ⓘ remembrance of wartime sacrifice ⓘ
timePeriodCommemorated	1942 campaigns in the Philippines ⓘ Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ
typicalCeremonies	commemorative speeches ⓘ flag-raising rites ⓘ military parades ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dambana ng Kagitingan → significantDate → Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) ⓘ

subject linked to: Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat

Mount Samat → commemoratedOn → Araw ng Kagitingan ⓘ