Amid harsh monsoon, Baguio celebrates 81st year of Yamashita surrender

BAGUIO CITY — Ignoring the harsh monsoon weather, the sons and daughters of World War II veterans celebrated the 81st year since Imperial Japanese Army Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita formally surrendered at Camp John Hay, ending the Pacific leg of the global war in September 3, 1945. Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan said the war was a