On April 9 2009 Philippines Secretary of National Defense Hon. Gilberto C. Teodoro gave the Araw ng Kagitingan Address ( Day of Valor Address ) and led in a wreath laying ceremony attended by US Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka Filipino World War II veterans Hawaii government officials members of the Consular Corps the U.S. Pacific Command and the Filipino-American community in Honolulu .