April 21, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:00 AM April 21, 1970Malacañang Palace 9:00 AM – Inaugurated the cold-cloud seeding rain production and typhoon moderation project. Philsugin donated three high-flying… Read More »April 21, 1970
Mindoro
May 1, 1945
Labor Day. We left San Jose at noon. While on deck this morning, some expressed their hope that the justice or injustice would be righted.… Read More »May 1, 1945
April 30, 1945 Monday
Last night we slept in cots that were crammed in the hold. We were always soaking wet with perspiration. I passed the night thinking of… Read More »April 30, 1945 Monday
January 21, 1945 — Sunday
Attended 6:45 a.m. Mass and received Communion. Went to Air Strip at 8 a.m. Took off at 9 a.m. on a B-25. Sat inside the… Read More »January 21, 1945 — Sunday
9th January 1945
Eddie Vargas called up today by long-distance from Taiwan; he is stranded there. All civilian air travel to the Philippines has been suspended. We are… Read More »9th January 1945
December 20, 1944
For seven days now we are without radio, and consequently, without news. The press is ashamed to circulate outside the capital, out of respect for… Read More »December 20, 1944
December 17, 1944
Landings in Mindoro. Heard people talking about it in street-corners yesterday afternoon. The news spread like wild-fire: landings in Mindoro, Mindoro, Mindoro. The Japs are… Read More »December 17, 1944
Dec. 15, 1944
Four air attacks last night; five today. Thirty enemy shot down, mostly by fighters. Supported landing at San Jose, Mindoro. An enemy twin engine suicide… Read More »Dec. 15, 1944
Dec. 15, 1944
Bombings continue, very little resistance, even machine gun air fields and bay, also the district east of town; distant fires and explosions; rumors of landings… Read More »Dec. 15, 1944