August 12, 1945, Sunday
After Mass and breakfast, while I was inside our quarters, pandemonium broke out down below. Everybody was jumping and yelling, “War is over!”. We all… Read More »August 12, 1945, Sunday
After Mass and breakfast, while I was inside our quarters, pandemonium broke out down below. Everybody was jumping and yelling, “War is over!”. We all… Read More »August 12, 1945, Sunday
Lt. Hagonberg came this afternoon to say that the radio had announced MacArthur was going to speak about 7 o’clock. He was expected to make… Read More »August 10, 1945, Friday
Big News. Russia declared war against Japan. This is now practically a war by the whole world against Japan. Taking into consideration the military strength… Read More »August 9, 1945, Thursday
We learned of the defeat of Premier Churchill of Great Britain by Clement Attlee, a Laborite. Politics is certainly a most ungrateful game. It was… Read More »August 8, 1945, Wednesday
We were visited or rather inspected by Lt. Col. Jaime Velasquez and Maj. Hanz Menzi, both of the Police Command. They seem to be ranking… Read More »August 6, 1945, Monday
Another incident happened during lunchtime. A colonist seemed to have lost his way and he was passing very near the messhall where we eat. A… Read More »August 5, 1945, Sunday
We read in the Free Philippines the speech of Pres. Osmeña on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Pres. Quezon. Among other… Read More »August 4, 1945, Saturday
We began a Novena to San Judas Tadeo, my wife’s favorite saint. She used to go to the Cathedral to pray before the saint. Paredes… Read More »August 2, 1945, Thursday
Today has been declared a legal holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of Pres. Quezon. This is a very fitting tribute, Pres. Quezon will pass… Read More »August 1, 1945 Wednesday