Today has been declared a legal holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of Pres. Quezon. This is a very fitting tribute, Pres. Quezon will pass in history as the greatest man we have ever produced. Correctly, he can be called the father of the Philippines. He it was who was able to insure the independence..
Read moreJuly 11, 1945 Wednesday
Confesor, Cabili and Kalaw are out of the Cabinet. Their appointments would have been disapproved in the Commission on Appointments anyway, for justifiable reasons. The three are temperamentally unfit for such high positions. They are not only unprepared for such important responsibility but their prestige among the people is very low. They have done a..
Read more23rd March 1945
Saipan led to Yiojima and Yiojima may lead to the mainland, warned the Mainichi today. Apparently in preparation for invasion the vice-minister officer, Shibayama, in reply to interpellations in the commons yesterday, revealed that "the fighting services at present are making nationwide preparations for the organization of a defense corps". This defense corps will be..
Read moreMarch 19, 1945
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 more8 Feb. ’45
Guarded over 1,164 guerrillas who were newly brought in today.
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 more