Comments for The Philippine Diary Project

Comment on June 26, 1945, Tuesday by Tom

Tom — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:34:35 +0000

wonderful narrative. easily read and clear. i wish more books will be published featuring personal wartime accounts such as this. i would like to ask though, why Manila was constantly bombed, even considered second most devastated city after Warsaw when it was declared an open city.

Hahay, i would have wanted that Manila turned out liek Paris after 1945, virtually unscathed.

Tom

Comment on About the Philippine Diary Project by greg anonas

greg anonas — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:08:44 +0000

I am the grandson of greg anonas. He is mentioned in some of your blogs because he was part of the ateneo volunteers during world war II. I have a write up I would like to submit to you alongside the write up of his my grandmother, Patria Belmonte Anonas of her experiences during the war.

Comment on About the Diary of Antonio de las Alas by Don Kendall

Don Kendall — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:18:29 +0000

My late wife, Remedios Kendall was the editor of the Iwahig Journal, which is the diary of Don Antonio de las Alas, kept while he was a detainee of the American Armed Forces from the liberation of the Philippines until after the war ended. They spent about 6 months at the Iwahig Penal Colony. After the war ended, he and his colleagues who had served in the wartime administration under the supervision of the Japanese army were acquitted of “collaboration” with the Japanese.

Remedios (Ming) Kendall had planned to expand her writings about “Papa” but became ill with cancer and passed away in April 2007. Two of her sisters, Carmencita (Menchu) Concepcion and Pacita (Ching) Montinola and I are continuing to collect, catalog and exhibit his memorabilia, in a room at the estate of Menchu Concepcion, “La Veranda”, located just outside the city of Manila.
We are also compiling articles about the man, his accomplishments and his character into a book, hopefully to be published later this year. This book will also contain photgraphs over the duration of his life, excerpts from The Iwahig Journal and selected speeches and writings by him.

Comment on About the Philippine Diary Project by Henry Ma

Henry Ma — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:14:35 +0000

Are the Marcos diaries authentic? Where are they now?

Comment on About the Philippine Diary Project by Shelby Payne

Shelby Payne — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:12:11 +0000

This is a great site and good resource material I hope you can add more to it as time goes by.

Comment on October 23, 1944 – Monday by gca

gca — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:38:08 +0000

This confirms Gen Valdes presence at the Leyte landing. Quoting my old man, the general then ordered area guerrilla commander Col. Kangleon to from now on take orders from him, to w/c the Col. replied ” you, a general without an army”. The consequence of this was the entire command promotions were with held, compared to Col. Peralta’s nearby Mindoro command.

Comment on May 19, 1945 Saturday by Gerard Jamin

Gerard Jamin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:13:07 +0000

Fantastic website! I am looking for the text of an interview of Confesor or anything he or other Filipinos may have written about the founding United Nations Conference in San Francisco, April-May 1945. I want to know what the Filipinos present were thinking about the question of colonies and trusteeship. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Gerard Jamin
gjamin2002@yahoo.com

Comment on About the Diary of Gen. Basilio Valdes by cirilo valdes oropesa,jr

cirilo valdes oropesa,jr — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:03:14 +0000

i want to knw my families true history

Comment on May 2-May 14, 1974 by mantz

mantz — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:00:35 +0000

any deliveries on the A-4s?????????

Comment on About the Philippine Diary Project by jingo

jingo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:46:05 +0000

A very interesting project. Excellent reading material for someone wanting to fathom the depths of these minds….Hope you don’t mind me linking it to my blogsite.

Thanks!