May 11, 1944 (Thursday)
Party at Mrs. Sawada’s Residence. At 7:00 p.m. we attended a despedida [farewell] party given by Mrs. [Renzo] Sawada, wife of the Japanese Ambassador to… Read More »May 11, 1944 (Thursday)
Party at Mrs. Sawada’s Residence. At 7:00 p.m. we attended a despedida [farewell] party given by Mrs. [Renzo] Sawada, wife of the Japanese Ambassador to… Read More »May 11, 1944 (Thursday)
Meet Ambassadors Aquino and Vargas. This p.m. at Miniong Aquino’s place at Gumyoji, Yokohama, met Special Ambassador Aquino and Special Ambassador Vargas. The former dropped… Read More »April 28, 1944 (Friday)
Official Reception at the Philippine Embassy. At 4:00 p.m. an official reception was held at the Philippine Embassy given by the Ambassador in honor of… Read More »April 22, 1944 (Saturday)
Vargas was named Ambassador to Tokyo more than three months ago, but he has not yet moved from Manila. The press reminds us periodically that… Read More »February 6, 1944
The three political leaders—Laurel, Vargas and Aquino—were flown to Tokyo to receive the papal blessing, according to someone. It is not for us to scrutinize… Read More »October 6, 1943
Japan is in a greater hurry to grant independence than the Filipinos are ready to receive and enjoy it. The truth is that the Filipinos… Read More »September 25, 1943
Rumors have it that Premier Tojo, in his speech at the opening of the Diet, would promise Independence to the Philippines within 1943, and that… Read More »June 17, 1943
Doria and I sat in a taxi today with Mrs. Paul McNutt who had not seen our small daughter Ursula since she was a baby… Read More »May 26, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Quezon busy writing a letter in his own hand to Osmeña in answer to a brief submitted to him by the latter. This… Read More »May 16, 1943