December 29, 1941
The war holds your problems in grateful suspension. You almost dread the coming of peace which will once more precipitate them. For the moment, they… Read More »December 29, 1941
Diary of Teodoro M. Locsin
December 28, 1941
Today in the papers the evidence of the enemy’s bad aim the day before. It was very bad, indeed. “Now, nobody is safe.” Among the… Read More »December 28, 1941
December 27, 1941
All night last night the fire across the river continued to burn and the smoke roll across the moon-lighted sky. It made quite a picture,… Read More »December 27, 1941
December 26, 1941
We are now reconciled –there were six alarms today– to having an air raid announce breakfast, serve lunch and interrupt dinner. One wonders at the… Read More »December 26, 1941
December 25, 1941
Home all day. There was no work, and there was no place to go. At noon, waves of Japanese bombers circled and circled over the… Read More »December 25, 1941
December 24, 1941
Today was bad. They bombed the city. I was in Wilson Building. I had a ringside seat. I saw the bombers —nine of them, in… Read More »December 24, 1941
December 23, 1941
The war reveals the parasite, the non-essential man self-confessed. He who does not produce is regarded, with suddenly clear eyes, as an enemy. In peacetime… Read More »December 23, 1941
December 22, 1941
I am writing this under a small funnel of light in a blacked-out room. I can see a book, a pack of cigarettes, a pile… Read More »December 22, 1941
December 21, 1941
Today the fighting increased in intensity in Davao. The situation, said Army headquarters, “remained obscure”. There was patrol activity south of Vigan and north of… Read More »December 21, 1941