The Battle off Samar, fought on October 25, 1944, was one of the final major naval clashes in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It occurred east of Samar Island as part of the larger Battle of ...

These are the five deepest shipwrecks ever discovered, including the USS ‘Samuel B. Roberts,’ which went to the depths of the Philippine Trench during the Second World War.

MANILA — A US Navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found ... off the central island of Samar on Oct. 25, 1944, as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines — then a US colony ...

The Department of Defense is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, one the great historical ... spent as prisoners of war in the Philippines. During the siege and ...

MANILA, Jan. 16. -- The Islands of Leyte and Samar were swept by a typhoon on Jan. 10. One hundred lives were lost in Leyte. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

A shipwreck discovered four years ago in the Sulu Sea off the coast of the Philippines has been identified ... in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. The NHHC announced in February that ...

Manila: In a bold move, the Philippines is eyeing two game-changing over-the-sea bridge projects – the Luzon-Samar and the Leyte-Mindanao links. Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte abandoned the two ...

in the Philippines' Sibuyan Sea. Last September, deep-sea explorers captured images of three shipwrecks from World War II's Battle of Midway, including the first up-close photos of a Japanese ...