Camp Kasisang
Location:
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1948
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
CAMP KASISANG
FIFTY-HECTARE CAMP KASISANG, MALAYBALAY IN THE HEART OF BUKIDNON PLATEAU, WHERE BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROXAS AND 6,000 PRISONERS OF WAR WERE IMPRISONED FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1942. HE WAS GIVEN A FREE HAND TO MANAGE THE CAMP, MAINTAINING PRISONERS IN GOOD HEALTH AND COMPARATIVE COMFORT.
