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 peaceful and calm. I shall try to take you back to where I left off. On the night of February 15, exactly at midnight, both sides ceased fighting. The Philippine..
Read moreFebruary 15, 1945
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 terrifying beyond words! The college shook from the cannon fire and trench mortars! Bullets were flying so thick that it sounded like a hailstorm! Everybody stayed in their rooms as..
Read moreFebruary 12, 1945
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 wife of the Swiss Consul and her three children were taken outside by them. The Swiss Consul is in the hospital and is very ill. We are hearing stories of..
Read moreFebruary 10, 1945
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 during the week! On the morning of February 5, the USAFFE soldiers entered Jaro a 9:00 a.m.! Some of the soldiers came inside the college and people were afraid of..
Read moreFebruary 3, 1945
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 were bombed. During the last few nights we have heard gunfire in the distance. The USAFFE are attacking the garrisons on the outskirts of the city. Meñing had a funny..
Read moreJanuary 28, 1945
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 three men on guard and a sister. Planes have been flying all day – bombing and machine gunning the water front. So far, there have only been a few casualties...
Read moreJanuary 27, 1945
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 the waterfront. One never sees any Japanese planes anymore, as the air and sea is now controlled by the Americans. Coné continues his trips to Iloilo to see his patients..
Read moreJanuary 26, 1945
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 heard any shooting, but at this very minute four American planes flew over. I heard them dive and machine gun. Their targets were Iloilo waterfront. At 2:30 thirteen flying fortresses..
Read moreJanuary 25, 1945
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 food has reached the limit! I do not believe the war prices in Europe can surpass ours at present. One egg costs 50 Pesos; a kilo of pork is 1,000..
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