September 27, 1944
I don’t know whether to laugh or to mourn but the puppets among us are still trying to show that we really have independence around… Read More »September 27, 1944
Civilian Emergency Administration
May 31, 1942
Quezon came into my room at the Shoreham for a two hours’ talk. Yesterday he had offered me an official position to go around with… Read More »May 31, 1942
February 19, 1942
Everybody in the office is in a state of high nervous tension. Unson was taken to Fort Santiago. Why was he taken? What will they… Read More »February 19, 1942
December 9th, 1941
Great excitement, people trying to get out of the city; Bay full of ships, most near the breakwater where the Japs can have a good… Read More »December 9th, 1941
9 Dec. 1941
First night-time alert! Complete blackout. Hotel gloomy, you can’t see a thing, people bump into each other on the veranda and sit on chairs already… Read More »9 Dec. 1941
9th December 1941
They woke me up for a poor man’s breakfast of coffee and bread. It looked like everybody had had a good night’s sleep; not I,… Read More »9th December 1941
December 8, 1941
After breakfast, I read the Daily Bulletin, the only newspaper published on Mondays. The Bulletin carried no news of special interest. At seven in the… Read More »December 8, 1941
Monday, December 8, 1941
Very early this morning, Mrs. Gewald called up Daddy to say that the Japs had bombed Hawaii. At school everyone was uneasy and excited. When… Read More »Monday, December 8, 1941