Corregidor Island, located at the entrance to Manila Bay, was dubbed the “Gibraltar” of the Pacific. It was also given the nickname the “Rock.” Most of the fortifications on the island ...

The Bataan peninsula, which forms the western side of Manila Bay, became the site of the outnumbered ... Military headquarters were removed to the island of Corregidor. General Douglas MacArthur ...

Grande and Chiquita Islands are located at the entrance of Subic Bay, a natural harbour on the west coast of Luzon, around 100km (62 miles) northwest of Manila. Subic Bay served as a major US ...