Louise Fillmore Blancaflor

An American married a Filipino doctor, Cornel Blancaflor.

Yesterday was quiet, but today there have been so many planes flying overhead that I no longer keep track of them. Early in the morning

Last night we did not sleep well as we were awakened by constant cannon or gunfire. To make matters worse, Nature had to do her

All night last night we heard the sound of planes and bombing, still in the same area. The food problem is very acute. Rice is

Last night we continued to hear bombing in the distance. The Bulletin Board announced an American landing on the big island of Mindanao on December

We spent a quiet night and all slept well. This morning we did not hear or see any planes, but in the afternoon 14 planes

Last night while we were eating supper (6:00 p.m.), several shots rang out followed by more. We all made one run for the stairs leading

Last night we could hear bombing in the distance. This morning we saw several planes fly over the Santa Barbara air field. Around noon, a

Last night we heard a plane around 9:30 p.m. Although we could no longer hear its drone, suddenly there was a terrible explosion and the

We did not sleep well last night because of all the commotion. About 9:00 p.m. we could hear shooting at different places, and at 11:30

The relatives of the owner of the house next door are now removing all furniture from the empty house. They have brought the dishes and

So many things have happened since December 22, 1944 that I do not know whether I can recall everything, but I will relate the most

We are now all living at San Jose College. The sisters have allocated us two spaces that we use as “bedrooms”. These make-shift “rooms” are

Every day planes fly overhead, and nearly every day there are bombings and machine gunning. The people of Iloilo and Jaro are getting jittery, and

Many planes passed over today, but there was no bombing in the vicinity of Iloilo, although we could hear bombing from afar. The price of

Last night around 6:00 p.m. we could hear shooting in the distance and it lasted till around 3:00 a.m. So far today I have not

Today so many American planes flew over that I am no longer able to keep track of them. Some of them bombed and machine gunned

It is Sunday today and we all attended mass, with the exception of Coné, who was on guard duty last night. Every night there are

Every day is about the same. Early in the morning planes flew over scouting the waterfront for ships. Yesterday a gasoline depot and a motorboat

I have not written in a week and I don’t know how or where to begin, or whether I will remember everything that has happened

here are so many stories circulating about the events that took place while the USAFFE had entered Jaro and surrounding areas. We heard that the

On the night of February 12, at around midnight a barrage of gunfire suddenly erupted and lasted until 7:00 a.m. without any interval! It was

I have not written in almost four weeks. It seems like I have passed a terrible nightmare and have awakened in Barotac, where it is