Friday, February 9, 1945
We awoke hearing the rumbling of tanks. We thought they were American tanks but we were mistaken. We spent the whole morning downstairs. We only… Read More »Friday, February 9, 1945
We awoke hearing the rumbling of tanks. We thought they were American tanks but we were mistaken. We spent the whole morning downstairs. We only… Read More »Friday, February 9, 1945
The Japanese are blaming the Americans for the destruction of Manila. A Domei dispatch carried by the Mainichi today quotes the spokesman of the Japanese… Read More »9th February 1945
Guarded over 1,164 guerrillas who were newly brought in today.
All men are ready to take up arms. Artillery smoke and shells rain fiercely. Black smoke curls up. The water main is unusable; a well… Read More »8 Feb. ’45
Americans themselves say nothing will remain of our beloved city. The Japanese have gone on an orgy of savage burning…The Japanese cornered have turned on… Read More »February 8, 1945
Few people walked out in the streets because of the shelling. The shrapnels fell like scattered stones on rooftops. By midnight shells came nearer. Frank… Read More »Thursday, February 8, 1945
A heavy snowfall did not help to cheer us up. All of us were in a bitter mood. Vargas has definitely rejected the proposition that,… Read More »8th February 1945
Returned to Manila with food supplies for the family. Saw the destruction by three direct hits on Tata’s house by six inch Japanese shells. Five… Read More »February 8, 1945 — Thursday
150 guerrillas were disposed of tonight. I personally stabbed and killed 10.