(above) British Pathé newsreel of a portion of former President Herbert Hoover’s mission to assess food requirements for devastated parts of the world, 1946. While… Read More »Hugh Gibson’s Food Mission Diary: Herbert Hoover in Manila, 1946
A spirited exchange of fire woke us up last night and alarmed the whole neighborhood of these mountains from exactly 1:00 to 3:00 A.M. The… Read More »December 2, 1944
A total of 9,000 males are included in the first draft for compulsory labor in Jap airfields, port installations and other military establishments. The names… Read More »November 22, 1944
Must hurry writing this stuff because Joe’s waiting for me outside. Nothing much today. None of the usual processions to the cemetery to visit the… Read More »November 2, 1944
Bataan, HQ, MIS The general looks very depressed. He talked to nobody today. He stayed in his tent smoking his pipe silently. He must… Read More »March 14, 1942
HQ, MIS, Bataan Filipino officers in USAFFE may get same pay as Americans, according to General. There is no reason why an American should… Read More »January 30, 1942
An hour in the morning at the office with Manuel Concepcion, in my time Secretary of the Philippine National Bank. He told me of his… Read More »February 7, 1936
Today is Mrs. Osmeña’s birthday. We sent a joint wireless to felicitate her. In the evening a private dinner was held in the small dining… Read More »December 18, 1931