June 18, 1945 Monday
Discussions have been raging as to whether the policies and acts of America in the Philippines at the present time are correct. The almost unanimous… Read More »June 18, 1945 Monday
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November 17, 1944
Sirens sounded twice today, first at about 11 a.m. indicating “stand-by” and then at 12 noon giving “All-Clear” signal. Saw no planes except three Jap… Read More »November 17, 1944
November 10, 1944
Announcement of Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief of Japanese forces in Philippines has served to bolster Japanese morale recently on the downgrade due to… Read More »November 10, 1944
October 29, 1944
The press proclaimed in bold lines: “American Bombing in Leyte Ceases”. “In the face of a terrific Japanese attack, the American fleet had abandoned the… Read More »October 29, 1944
October 21, 1944
Alert and raid signals but no planes. All clear again in p.m. The Tribune is reported to say there is big action against Leyte. No… Read More »October 21, 1944
September 27, 1944
I don’t know whether to laugh or to mourn but the puppets among us are still trying to show that we really have independence around… Read More »September 27, 1944
September 22, 1944
Didn’t know we still had baloney these days until I read the Tribune. It was crying out loud about Filipinos being angry due to the… Read More »September 22, 1944
July 4, 1944
—The Glorious Fourth—and I don’t dare hang out the American flag, but I have been admiring it all day, hung up in the bathroom. Can’t… Read More »July 4, 1944
June 15, 1944
A Tribune comes in now and then, no one knows how. The Chinese cook for the Japanese staff had one on his head when he… Read More »June 15, 1944