Lim & I almost came to blows in his office, Garcia the silent witness. He made this statement -- "The failure of the Scout officers to be given assimilated..
Read moreFriday, June 2, 1939
[page 1] Meeting at MacArthur's Office. Present. His staff and the general staff. Macarthur talks at length on the history of scattered camps, trying to justify their establishment. He recognizes however the fact that in as much as the president relieves him of the political phase of the national defense, he (MacArthur) has no more..
Read moreJune 1, 1939 Thursday
[page 1] --Thursday-- Meeting at Malacañan. Present -- President and Secretary Vargas, the full staff of the Military Adviser and the members of the general staff. Valdez, Lim Garcia and myself. The pres. addresses the council by saying that from time to time he will call this body together and discuss important matter in the..
Read moreThursday, May 18, 1939
[page 1] The president calls for me to be at Camp Claudio early. I was there before he called. We inspected the horses and the stables. He saw the troops drilled. He asked me about the troop commander and I reported that the troop commander was about to be tried and probably he would..
Read moreWednesday, May 17, 1939
[This entry is written in the hand of Lourdes, daughter of the author, and seems to have been dictated by the author] [page 1] Lim takes his oath. The Military Adviser's Office, all the Philippine Army officers from Lt Col up and all the officers of the Constabulary from [?] up in Manila except Gen..
Read moreSaturday, April 23, 1939
[page 1] I decide to quit the Philippine Army today. I will write Valdez my feelings about the selection of Laconico to the FA school. I will assert broadly that he could not pass the course, and will not be a credit to the PA or to the Filipino people. In my letter to the..
Read moreFriday April 21, 1939
Col. Eisenhower comes to see me today. He talks first about an inspection report. We then talk about our troubles. He tells me of MacArthur's wrong ideas because he does not want to disagree with anyone. His pay is too great and he would not lose it for anything. Col E tells me that he..
Read moreWednesday March 29, 1939
President Quezon sends for us. [Vicente] Lim sends me a radio to Dau. Breakfast at Lim with Garcia. Present at meeting –Pres. Q. Sec[. Jorge B.] Vargas and the three of us, later Auditor Hernandez and Comptroller Marabut. Pres. Q[uezon] asks this Question to Gen V.[aldes] Gen[eral], what do you understand to be..
Read moreTuesday, October 4, 1938
Col Garcia and myself reported to Pres Q t 10:00 AM --we did not leave until 11:30. He told us of the same thing he told Lim --that he did not know of the promise of rank and that we are not receiving per diem. He said a soldiers role is service and that a..
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