Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez declares the unwavering commitment of the Philippines to protect its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea in his message at the ribbon-cutting rites for the exhibit of the Philippine Veterans Bank at the Leyte Convention Center entitled “War of our Father” Sunday (Oct. 20, 2024). The event was to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings in honor of World War II veterans held at the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte.