
December 8, 1941
Feast of the Immaculate Conception and of the Ateneo de Manila. Mass started at seven in the morning. During the mass, someone approached Father Rector
Feast of the Immaculate Conception and of the Ateneo de Manila. Mass started at seven in the morning. During the mass, someone approached Father Rector
At two o’clock in the morning, I woke up and saw from the window huge fires in the direction of Manila. I woke Papa up.
This day, I received the biggest scare in all my life. At 12:30 in the afternoon, as I returned to the college, I heard the
For the first time since our training started, I returned home with Herme Villarica, a cousin. It’s worth going through all the trouble of training
I felt greatly privileged and proud when I was assigned, among others, to guard the Philippine Army Headquarters. Never was I more proud of my
My hands were now rough and full of calluses resulting from the intensive training given us. We were being trained 24 hours a day. This
The traditional Christmas family reunion was complete but for the absence of Felixberto and his family, who were in Palawan and Gonzalo and George, who
Ramon Cabrera, a classmate, called me by phone and told me to hurry and go to the University of Santo Tomas campus where volunteers were
I was assigned messenger to the Battalion Headquarters. As a consequence, I was late for my first army meal. The coffee ran short. I had
Alfred floored the gas pedal. We overtook convoy after convoy all headed the same way we were. The traffic was heavy and constant that all
Last night we slept near a regimental command post. Early today, the regimental Commanding Officer somehow managed to get us a truck. But the truck
We were ordered by Lt. Villamor of the BN S-2 to locate a site for our camp. We found a nice shady place along the
Luck was with us today. We chipped in and bought a five-peso hen. I did the dressing or rather the undressing and cooking. I should
This afternoon, while resting in our camp, we heard the roar of what sounded like tanks. Coming out of our shade, we saw Alfred driving
I filed my insurance application for P10,000. My beneficiaries were Mama and Joaquin. Returning in the afternoon from the Battalion Headquarters, I was notified by