Dec. 26, 27, 28, 1944
Bombings and fires, also night and day have many explosions about Manila and suburbs, Japs are evidently destroying supplies and the piers.
Santo Tomas
November 4, 1944
Altho woolen clothes were issued to the three groups of the draft yesterday, there is still no date of departure set. I requested that Com… Read More »November 4, 1944
November 2, 1944
Things are shaping up slowly but with this large draft there are many problems, innumerable people of all ranks stop me every 10 feet and… Read More »November 2, 1944
October 26, 1944
Another smuggled Nishi-Nishi reported: “A large American convoy had been sighted northeast of the Philippines. At Leyte, the Japanese had retired to the hills to… Read More »October 26, 1944
October 19, 1944
Up early full of expectancy and at 7:23 a.m. over the boys came before the Japanese could give the Raid signal. Beautiful bombing—several waves. They… Read More »October 19, 1944
Wednesday, September 29, 1943
Things are going on and I don’t know whether they’re going to ship the married men back to Santo Tomás or not. I’m going to… Read More »Wednesday, September 29, 1943
Thursday, May 20, 1943
…Calhoun spoke over loudspeaker tonight, said news from Manila exceptionally good, etc. The news brought into Santo Tomás by some 70 reinternees is good, if… Read More »Thursday, May 20, 1943
December 1, 1942
I had just visited another concentration camp—that of Santo Tomas. There are actually some 3,000 internees and in some more time, a few thousand more… Read More »December 1, 1942
May 5, 1942
Hot nights—prickly heat. New Red Cross board has Alejandro Roces, Vicente Madrigal, Camus, Jacinto, Sison, Paez, Luz and Aguinaldo with Madrigal (not Marabut) as treasurer.… Read More »May 5, 1942