To Delia
A young woman gave her life for a revolutionary cause.
Delia Cortez, 18, of a rural middle class family, was felled by enemy
bullets on January 23, 1977 in the hills of Bataan.Her death came in the wake of the brutal killing of a Christian militant,
Free Philippines News Service,
Purificacion Pedro, who was earlier captured wounded in the same spot where
Delia fell.
February 1977
Camp Crame Stockade
December 1982