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VFP Museum (Veterans For Peace)
Veterans Road, Tuguig (Western Bicutan)
Tel 2-838-5312
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am - noon, 1 - 4 pm
Admission: 100 pesos

Click For EnlargementThis Museum is located in the VFP Hospital and services area in the Fort Bonifacio area of Manila. Built by the board of trustees of the Veterans of WWII on December 8, 1999 (58th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the Philippines) by President Estrada.

Library & Archives
Click For EnlargementIt includes an archives and book reading area (no materials can borrowed by visitors), and audio-visual area, and a large display. Of interest are wartime ear newspapers from the Japanese occupation that reveal blatant censorship about world events.

Weapons & Artifact Displays
Click For EnlargementThe center area of the museum displays many small arms and infantry weapons of the Japanese and Allied forces. May of these items were donated by veterans for the collection, but lack any specific details about their use or capture. The collection includes: Type 94 37mm Anti-Tank Gun, Japanese Infantry Gun, Japanese "Woodpecker" machine gun and others.

Click For EnlargementGuerrilla Movement Displays
The perimeter of the museum display area contains life-sized, hand carved displays depict famous ambushes and successes of Guerrillas during WWII.

Outdoors Displays
Click For EnlargementOutside the museum, there are three Japanese 127mm Anti-Aircraft Guns on display. A number of these guns were emplaced in the Intramuros and Dewey Blvd approaches. Several of them were recovered and displayed at the Veteran Museum and hospital in Taguig. Also, a M3 Stuart Tank, 40mm Anti-Aircraft gun and a smaller field gun.

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September 30, 2009

 

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