MALACAÑAN PALACE Manila May 16, 1970 The Mansion, Baguio 10:50 PM, Sunday May 17th I write this only tonight as the trip by boat last night was rough and I went to sleep at 11:00 PM. We started from Pier 15 at 8:15 and arrived at the San Fernando pier at 9:45 AM today. Outside..
Read moreDecember 30, 1941
Ft. McKinley, Command Post Our division has been ordered to move to San Fernando, Pampanga. The general said that very heavy fighting continues on the northern front. Troops under Generals Capinpin, Stevens, Shalleck and Brower are fiercely resisting the enemy's full-dress attack. Meanwhile the enemy has increased intensity of his raids in Luzon. Local..
Read moreOctober 16, 1941
The 1st Q-Boat Squadron had been training since last March and after six months tactical exercises in various scenarios, it is confident of performing anticipated missions. Our Joint Training with PT Ron 3, USN, bolstered not only our morale but also the number of our torpedo boats to a total of nine, a potent number..
Read moreAugust 21, 1941
Our Q-Boat tactical training, AA firing drone targets towed by airplanes is going on as scheduled. All hands (Os & EMs) are required to man the .40 Cal. AA guns and fire like when we were at PMA during rifle markmanships. OSP policy is all hands are supposed to be capable of being AA gun..
Read moreMay 28, 1941
Today, I got engaged to my American girl friend, Lucy Johnson of LA. She and sister Helen are students at American School in Taft Ave. and their Dad, Mr. Richard Johnson is the civilian Head of the USA QM Depot, Port Area, Manila. Among Lucy's classmates was Ming Martinez (later became Mrs. FVRamos). Through the..
Read moreMay 27, 1941
Briefly, the situation in the Philippines, a US territory with a Commonwealth Gov't. led by Pres. Quezon, whose legislature passed CA #1, Defense Act, is progressing well towards the 1946 Independence. Defense law framed by Advisors MacArthur & Eisenhower anchors on Phil. Army (PA) with sea going sv (OSP) and air (PAAC) as mere branches..
Read moreMay 13, 1936
Intense heat these days--97°-100° indoors. In the afternoon Trinidad (who is the manager of the Pampanga Sugar Co.), of whom I asked why no sugar shares were for sale, said this was the time to sell out, not buy, but shareholders expected to get all their capital back in three or four years, and a..
Read moreFebruary 3, 1936
Dinner at Malacañan for Cabinet--Doria wore her new black dress which was a great success, and Quezon asked her chaffingly if she was in mourning for King George? Corpus, President of the Philippine National Bank, sat on one side of me, and spoke con amore of how I supported him as Director of the Bureau..
Read moreJanuary 30-31 & February 1-2, 1936
Dull, uninteresting days, in spite of the tropical beauties of which Conrad and Maugham write. Quezon busy all the time selecting the judges for appointment to the new Court of Appeals. He is evidently bent on cleaning up the old government of which the moral fibre has softened in recent years. My having secured an..
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