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    • About Teodoro M. Locsin
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    • Clinical Record of President Quezon
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  • About the Project
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  • References and Resources
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      • The Magellan Expedition and Elcano’s Circumnavigation: 500 Years
      • 120 years ago: Diaries describe the start of the Filipino-American War, February 4, 1899
      • Railways in Mindanao: Then and Now
      • The sinking of the S.S. Corregidor, December 16-17, 1941
      • December 24-25, 1941 in diaries
      • The cavalry and their last charge, December 1941-January 1942
      • The Great Escape of the S.S. Mactan: December 31, 1941
      • The debate on taking the Philippines out of the war: January 28 to February 12, 1942
      • Evacuation of the Gold Reserves of the Commonwealth, February 3, 1942
      • Bataan, 1942: views of a father and his son
      • Life, death, decisions, during the Japanese Occupation
      • Philippine wartime views on the future of Indonesia, China and Japan
      • Diary entries on the Leyte Landing: October, 1944
      • The Battle of Manila, February 3–March 3, 1945
      • Endgame for Japan: From the Potsdam Declaration, the Atomic Bombs, and Surrender, the Defeat of Japan in Diaries from 75 Years Ago
      • Hugh Gibson’s Food Mission Diary: Herbert Hoover in Manila, 1946
      • The First Quarter Storm through the eyes of Ferdinand E. Marcos
      • The Delegate and the President: Contrasting Diaries on Martial Law
      • EDSA through the eyes of Doy Laurel
    • Timeline of Diaries
    • A Timeline of World War II
    • A Timeline of Martial Law

The Philippine Diary Project

Diary entries from Philippine history.
  • Home
  • About the Diaries
    • About Aime Ernest Motsch (“Lieutenant X”)
    • About Albert E. Holland
    • About Alfred Burton Welch
    • About Andres Soriano
    • About Anonymous American Lady
    • About Anonymous German Reservist in Manila
    • About Antonio de las Alas
    • About Antonio Pigafetta
    • About Apolinario Mabini
    • About Arthur L. Shreve
    • About Augusto Caesar Espiritu
    • About Aurea Labrador
    • About Aurelio Alvero
    • About Aurora A. Quezon
    • About Basilio J. Valdes
    • About Benjamin Lincoln Ball
    • About Carrie Chapman Catt
    • About Cecil J. Peart
    • About Charles Mock
    • About Chriss A. Bell
    • About C.B. Struthers
    • About Charles C. Statler
    • About the Clinical Record of President Quezon
    • About Clinton S. Maupin
    • About Consuelo Ortiga y Pérez
    • About David Nash
    • About Daniel R. Williams
    • About David L. Obert
    • About Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • About Edgardo J. Angara
    • About Edward Avery Bumpus
    • About Edward E. Brown
    • About Edward P. King
    • About Eriberto B. Misa Jr.
    • About Estéban Rodriguez
    • About Felipe Buencamino III
    • About Ferdinand E. Marcos
    • About Fidel Segundo
    • About Francis Burton Harrison
    • About Francis M. Lunnie
    • About George A. Loud
    • About George C. Brundrett
    • About George W. Pearcy
    • About Gladys Savary
    • About Gregorio del Pilar
    • About Guillermo Galvey
    • About Harriet Low Hillard
    • About Hiroshi Horikoshi
    • About Hoichiro Miyazawa
    • About Ike Thomas
    • About J. Thomas Chestnutt
    • About Jacob Cuznar
    • About Jacob Wendell Beck
    • About Jaime Gil de Biedma
    • About James J. Loughrey
    • About Jessica Hagedorn
    • About Jesus G. Dureza
    • About John E.T. Milsaps
    • About John Henry Asendorf
    • About John J. Pershing
    • About John Marvin Dean
    • About John P. Burns
    • About John P. Horan IV
    • About John T. McCutcheon
    • About Jorge B. Vargas
    • About Joseph J. Collins
    • About Joseph Stilwell
    • About Juan Labrador, OP
    • About Julien-Marie Crozet
    • About Karl D. White
    • About Lady Bird Johnson
    • About Leocadio de Asis
    • About Leon Ma. Guerrero
    • About Lester Knox Little
    • About Levi E. Case
    • About Louise Fillmore Blancaflor
    • About Lucy Hardee Olsen
    • About Lydia C. Gutierrez
    • About Lyndon B. Johnson
    • About Manuel L. Quezon
    • About Manuel Rojo
    • About Marcial Lichauco
    • About Member 9th Shipping Engineer Regiment, Japanese Army
    • About Miguel Saderra Maso
    • About Natalie Crouter
    • About Olivia Salamanca
    • About Pacita Pestaño-Jacinto
    • About Paul Esmérian
    • About Paulino Santos
    • About Philinda Anglemyer
    • About Philip H. Meier
    • About Probationary Officer Baba
    • About Rafael Palma
    • About Ramon A. Alcaraz
    • About Raymond Leyerly
    • About Reese F. Lukei Jr.
    • About Refugee from Ermita
    • About Robert Craft
    • About Robert Bruce Payne
    • About Robert G. Davis
    • About Robert W. Kentner
    • About Roland R. Birnn
    • About Santiago Barcelona
    • About Salvador H. Laurel
    • About Simeon Villa
    • About Sykie Celiz
    • About Teodoro M. Kalaw
    • About Teodoro M. Locsin
    • About Thomas C. Hart
    • About Tomas Confesor
    • About Tressa R. Cates
    • About U.S.S. Canopus
    • About Unidentified Japanese Naval Person
    • About Venancio Concepcion
    • About Vernon L. Burge
    • About Victor Buencamino
    • About Vincent Richard Perrone
    • About Warren A. Starr
    • About Warren A. Wilson
    • About Warren D. Smith
    • About William A. Fairfield
    • About William C. Allen
    • About William Dampier
    • About William Draper
    • About William P. Oliver
    • About William Ritchie
    • About William Herman Wilhelm
    • About Young American Woman Living in the Philippines
    • Clinical Record of President Quezon
    • Diary of Albert E. Holland
    • Diary of Alfred Burton Welch
    • Diary of Anonymous American Lady
    • Diary of Antonio de las Alas
    • Diary of Apolinario Mabini
    • Diary of Arthur L. Shreve
    • Diary of Augusto Caesar Espiritu
    • Diary of Aurea Labrador
    • Diary of Aurora A. Quezon
    • Diary of Basilio J. Valdes
    • Diary of Charles Mock
    • Diary of C.B. Struthers
    • Diary of Chriss A. Bell
    • Diary of Clinton S. Maupin
    • Diary of David Nash
    • Diary of David L. Obert
    • Diary of Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Diary of Edgardo J. Angara
    • Diary of Edward Avery Bumpus
    • Diary of Edward E. Brown
    • Diary of Felipe Buencamino III
    • Diary of Ferdinand E. Marcos
    • Diary of Fidel Segundo
    • Diary of Francis Burton Harrison
    • Diary of Francis M. Lunnie
    • Diary of George A. Loud
    • Diary of Gladys Savary
    • Diary of Gregorio del Pilar
    • Diary of Guillermo Galvey
    • Diary of Harriet Low
    • Diary of Hiroshi Horikoshi
    • Diary of Ike Thomas
    • Diary of Jacob Cuznar
    • Diary of Jacob Wendell Beck
    • Diary of Jaime Gil de Biedma
    • Diary of James J. Loughrey
    • Diary of Jessie Anglum
    • Diary of Jesus G. Dureza
    • Diary of Jessica Hagedorn
    • Diary of John E.T. Milsaps
    • Diary of John Henry Asendorf
    • Diary of John J. Pershing
    • Diary of John P. Burns
    • Diary of John P. Horan IV
    • Diary of John T. McCutcheon
    • Diary of Jorge B. Vargas
    • Diary of Joseph J. Collins
    • Diary of Joseph Stilwell
    • Diary of Juan Labrador, O.P.
    • Diary of Karl D. White
    • Diary of Lady Bird Johnson
    • Diary of Leocadio de Asis
    • Diary of Leon Ma. Guerrero
    • Diary of Lester Knox Little
    • Diary of Lieutenant X (Aime Ernest Motsch)
    • Diary of Louise Fillmore Blancaflor
    • Diary of Lucy Hardee Olsen
    • Diary of Lydia C. Gutierrez
    • Daily Diary of Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Diary Notes of Manuel L. Quezon
    • Journal of Manuel Rojo
    • Diary of Marcial Lichauco
    • Diary of Miguel Saderra Maso
    • Diary of Natalie Crouter
    • Diary of Olivia Salamanca
    • Diary of Philinda Anglemyer
    • Diary of Philip H. Meier
    • Diary of Rafael Palma
    • Diary of Ramon A. Alcaraz
    • Diary of Reese F. Lukei
    • Diary of Refugee from Ermita
    • Diary of Robert Craft
    • Diary of Robert Bruce Payne
    • Diary of Roland R. Birnn
    • Diary of Santiago Barcelona
    • Diary of Salvador H. Laurel
    • Diary of Simeon Villa
    • Diary of Sykie Celiz
    • Diary of Telesforo Carrasco
    • Diary of Teodoro M. Kalaw
    • Diary of Teodoro M. Locsin
    • Diary of Tomas Confesor
    • Diary of Venancio Concepcion
    • Diary of Vernon L. Burge
    • Diary of Victor Buencamino
    • Diary of Warren A. Starr
    • Diary of Warren A. Wilson
    • Diary of William C. Allen
    • Diary of William P. Oliver
    • Diary of William Ritchie
    • Diary of William Herman Wilhelm
    • Diary of Vincent Perrone
    • Diary of Young American Woman Living in the Philippines
    • Journal of Antonio Pigafetta
    • Journal of Charles C. Statler
    • Journal of William Dampier
    • Journal of William Draper
    • Notes of Raymond Leyerly
  • About the Project
    • About the Philippine Diary Project
    • Alphabetical list of Authors
    • Dairies by Occupation of Diarists
  • References and Resources
    • Diaries in Context and Focus
      • The Magellan Expedition and Elcano’s Circumnavigation: 500 Years
      • 120 years ago: Diaries describe the start of the Filipino-American War, February 4, 1899
      • Railways in Mindanao: Then and Now
      • The sinking of the S.S. Corregidor, December 16-17, 1941
      • December 24-25, 1941 in diaries
      • The cavalry and their last charge, December 1941-January 1942
      • The Great Escape of the S.S. Mactan: December 31, 1941
      • The debate on taking the Philippines out of the war: January 28 to February 12, 1942
      • Evacuation of the Gold Reserves of the Commonwealth, February 3, 1942
      • Bataan, 1942: views of a father and his son
      • Life, death, decisions, during the Japanese Occupation
      • Philippine wartime views on the future of Indonesia, China and Japan
      • Diary entries on the Leyte Landing: October, 1944
      • The Battle of Manila, February 3–March 3, 1945
      • Endgame for Japan: From the Potsdam Declaration, the Atomic Bombs, and Surrender, the Defeat of Japan in Diaries from 75 Years Ago
      • Hugh Gibson’s Food Mission Diary: Herbert Hoover in Manila, 1946
      • The First Quarter Storm through the eyes of Ferdinand E. Marcos
      • The Delegate and the President: Contrasting Diaries on Martial Law
      • EDSA through the eyes of Doy Laurel
    • Timeline of Diaries
    • A Timeline of World War II
    • A Timeline of Martial Law
Refugee from Ermita

Refugee from Ermita
Identified in Free Philippines newspaper only as "one who survived the shambles and slaughter of Ermita."
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Saturday, Feb. 17, 1945

The Americans came!

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