January 6, 1945 — Saturday
At 6:30 am attended wedding of treasurer Jimenez’s son. Attended dinner given by Mr. Serapio Canceran in Maceda’s home.
Serapio Canceran
August 4 and 5, 1944
Long talk with Dr. Trepp the day after the funeral. What an extraordinary career was Quezon’s!–born a village boy in Baler in 1878, of mixed… Read More »August 4 and 5, 1944
September 6-9, 1943
Saranac Lake, N.Y. This is the first entry in this diary for more than three months. Early in June, Quezon was attacked by bronchitis and… Read More »September 6-9, 1943
March 12, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Lunch with Mr. Canceran, private secretary to Quezon. Canceran much bothered by the President’s frequent changes of plan for his trip to Florida… Read More »March 12, 1943
January 7-8, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Arrived in answer to a telegram asking me to come as soon as I could. Quezon was looking very well and in good… Read More »January 7-8, 1943
November 5, 1942
At Shoreham Hotel with Quezon whom I had not seen for at least two months–he looked pale and weaker. Told me he had been in… Read More »November 5, 1942
August 24, 1942
Quezon, whom I had not seen for nearly a month, looks well but complains that he cannot make any great effort; and that his blood… Read More »August 24, 1942
July 15, 1942
Shoreham. During the Spanish regime, the cabeza de barangay was the collector of the cedula personal tax; he was handed a list of all inhabitants… Read More »July 15, 1942
July 3, 1942
Met Lt. Col. Carlos Romulo, editor of Quezon’s paper the Herald in Manila–noted orator–a.d.c. to MacArthur, i.e., “press agent”–still very shaky, said he was wounded… Read More »July 3, 1942