MANILA – In celebration of the 81st Araw ng Kagitingan, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) together with the Philippine Veteran’s Affairs Office (PVAO), will screen the documentary ‘Unsurrendered 2: The Hunters ROTC Guerillas,’ for free on 5 April 2023, 4pm at the Metropolitan Theater.

The film is part of Kasaysayan sa MET, a partnership of the NHCP together with the National Commission for the Culture and Arts (NCCA) – Metropolitan Theater in conducting special programs for the public at the MET. The collaboration aims to showcase historical films and documentaries from the NHCP and its local partners by providing a venue for public engagement with Philippine history and culture.

Unsurrendered 2: The Hunters ROTC Guerilla is a 53-minute documentary that tells the history of an underground army who fought against the Japanese during World War II. These ‘unsurrendered’ were the Hunters ROTC Guerillas, one of the first and youngest of the Philippine resistance fighters. The documentary was produced by Spyron-AV Manila and sponsored by Philippine Veterans Bank and Forerunner Technologies, Inc.

The NHCP is the principal government agency mandated with strengthening our people’s nationalism through the promotion and popularization of Philippine history and the protection of our cultural heritage.