Monument · Ilocos Sur
Bessang Pass
The mountain pass where Filipino soldiers beat the Imperial Japanese Army, kept now as a protected area and a war memorial. Troops of the United States Army Forces in the Philippines Northern Luzon won the Battle of Bessang Pass on June 14, 1945.
The protected area covers 693.32 hectares, with a buffer zone of 427.79 hectares. It formed part of Tirad Pass National Park from 1938, became the Bessang Pass National Shrine in 1954, and was reclassified as a natural monument in April 2000.
- Where
- Cervantes
- Town
- Ilocos Sur
Written by an editor · 22 Sep 2026 · source: Wikipedia, Bessang Pass Natural Monument