"I shall return" The famous words of Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur when he was forced to leave the Philippines due to Japanese invasion.
Indeed, he returned. After two years, he fulfilled his promised and returned to Philippines.
Together with his forces they arrived and landed in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
The Americans were victorious by accepting the surrender of Japan and the rest is history.
I have described Lingayen as a modern day historical landmark. Beautiful and progressive municipality of Pangasinan that you can no longer notice that it played an important role in our history. Unlike Corregidor, you can't find structures or buildings that were damage during WWII. However, artifacts and photos were placed in a small museum type within the vicinity of Provincial Capitol.
Some relics from the war like tanks, planes and anti-aircraft cannons are still there as if war is not yet over. :)
Lingayen beach is also okay (clear and white sand), open to public (free), and it is clean (because cottages have enough distance to the shoreline).
Unfortunately, we hadn't chance to swim when we went there; only visit and took some pictures. :(
I guess this is not the last and definitely we shall return. :)
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