Camp Kasisang

Location: Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Category: Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: 1948
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text: 
CAMP KASISANG

FIFTY-HECTARE CAMP KASISANG, MALAYBALAY IN THE HEART OF BUKIDNON PLATEAU, WHERE BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROXAS AND 6,000 PRISONERS OF WAR WERE IMPRISONED FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1942. HE WAS GIVEN A FREE HAND TO MANAGE THE CAMP, MAINTAINING PRISONERS IN GOOD HEALTH AND COMPARATIVE COMFORT.

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