Project 66: The Quest for WWII Igorot Guerillas' Recognition

I went to La Trinidad, Benguet this afternoon to interview fellow Ten Accomplished Youth Organization finalist Betty Listino regarding my latest Developmental Communication feature assignment about Project 66. Project 66, a quest to give recognition to the unsung Igorot heroes of the USAFIP 66th Infantry Batallion who fiercely fought Japanese forces during World War II, is spearheaded by Researchmate Inc. and Outstanding Students of CAR (OSCAR)youth volunteers aged between 12 to 31 years old.

Their group believes that recognition is due to these war guerillas who were never mentioned in textbooks because much of the attention were focused to Filipino guerillas/heroes based in key cities like in Manila and Cebu. The group also aims in educating high school students about the importance of the battles fought by the Igorot heroes like the Battle of Lepanto and Besao as well as other successful battles staged against Japanese forces in North Luzon. I'll be finishing the article in a couple of days. Read the rest of it in The Alternative Magazine Issue for the month of November. For now, I'll show you photos and video teasers of the documentary participated by youth volunteers of Project 66.


Youth Volunteers aged 12-31 act out as gurilla members of the USAFIP 66th Infantry Batallion who fought Japanese forces during WWII.


Although "first timers" in front of the camera, these young volunteers played their roles as soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII.


The entire cast of the Project 66 documentary in one of the location shoot venue in Sablan, Benguet.


Young documentary director Dave Montes instructs youth volunteer actors in a scene reenacting the evacuation of the Osmena's family during WWII.


Project 66 Part 1 Teaser


Project 66 Part 2 Teaser


Project 66 Part 3 Teaser





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