Left 9 a.m. with General H.F. Hoffman Commanding General 2nd Cavalry Brigade and Colonel Crossman for Catbalogan. Arrived there at 1:10 p.m. At 2 p.m. we went to the provincial Capitol to meet the people and provincial officials. We made brief and informal investigation of the activities of the Provincial officials during the Japanese occupation. Spent the night in the boat.
Basilio J. Valdes
Basilio J. Valdes, M.D. (July 10, 1892 –January 26, 1970), soldier, doctor, cabinet member, businessman. Chief of Staff, Philippine Army, 1939-1945; Secretary of National Defense in the Quezon and Osmeña War Cabinets, 1941-45. Professor of Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Medical Director of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, 1948-1970.
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