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    San Fernando (Santo Rosario) Pampanga Province | Luzon Philippines
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Lazatin 2002
Location
Lat 14° 58' 60N Long 120° 31' 60E  San Fernando is located on the San Fernando River in Pampanga Province on Luzon in the Philippines. Also known as "Santo Rosario".To the northwest is Angeles and beyond Clark Field. To the southeast is the Pampanga River and Calumpit and beyond Manila Bay and Manila. The Manila Rail Road (Manila R. R.) and Route 3 road runs from the southeast to northwest via San Fernando.

Wartime History
On May 6, 1942 after the surrender of American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese forced the Prisoners Of War (POW) to walk from Mariveles northward to San Fernando on the "Bataan Death March" then were loaded onto rail road cars and transported to Cape O'Donnell (Capas).

San Fernando Airfield
Prewar American airfield, used by Japanese as an emergency strip.

Lazatin House
This prewar house was owned by Serafin Lazatin, owner of PASUDECO (Pampanga Sugar Development Company) and the owner of many acres a lot of sugar cane land. During 1942 this home was used as the personal residence of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma. During the occupation, Serafin Lazatin was murdered by Hukbalahap "Huks" (Communist Rebels). Today, the home is still owned by the Lazatin family and has dinner there ever Sunday together at the house. [Dining room interior view]

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Last Updated
October 23, 2019

 

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