August 19, 1945, Sunday
We went to church and heard Mass. I went to confession and received communion for the second time here, the first time only a week… Read More »August 19, 1945, Sunday
Hilario Moncado
June 22, 1945 Friday
Hope for our release is just like a stock market; it goes up and down. One day everybody appears happy; the next day, disappointment and… Read More »June 22, 1945 Friday
June 21, 1945 Thursday
Food has been insufficient during the last days. We do not know what is happening. They say that it is the result of the policy… Read More »June 21, 1945 Thursday
May 24, 1945 Thursday
Last night, we received the memorandum order of May 15, 1945, providing for the classification of detainees. Therein we are called “limited assimilated prisoners of… Read More »May 24, 1945 Thursday
May 22, 1945 Tuesday
Poetry seems to be contagious for today two poems were submitted, one by Minister Quintin Paredes and the other by Governor Sergio Aquino. Copies of… Read More »May 22, 1945 Tuesday
May 16, 1945 Wednesday
Perhaps no small community has ever seen such divergence in social position, in worldly possessions, education and political beliefs and principles. We have people who… Read More »May 16, 1945 Wednesday
April 29, 1945 Sunday
It was 3 o’clock in the morning; the boat started to move. We could not see anything; it was pitch black. Destination unknown. In the… Read More »April 29, 1945 Sunday
August 3, 1942
The subjects discussed during the Rejuvenation Training Seminar type of lectures were varied, relevant, interesting to me although dismissed by most as “brain washers.” I… Read More »August 3, 1942
March 21, 1942 – Saturday
Today is San Benito, my late father’s feast day. I asked an Philippine Army Chaplain to say mass at Detrick’s hotel. I took Communion. During… Read More »March 21, 1942 – Saturday