Following the Grande Parade in Bangued, Municipal Mayors scheduled parades and programs in their respective towns. North of Bangued is the town of Tayum, headed by Mayor Cariño, who recited a poem in Ilocano to honor Jojo during the program in the Provincial Building, where songs and speeches were made. The school children of both […]
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1994 Memoir – 205. Jojo as Miss Red Feather Philippines
The last canvassing for votes at the Red Cross Building was attended by the Abra Governor and Municipal Mayors with bulging pockets to cast their votes for Jojo. The rest of the candidates and their supporters were totally overwhelmed by the massive show of force that they were cowed down from further casting additional votes […]
1994 Memoir – 205. US Aid Property Officer
When my former Chief in Baclieu, Col. Limbacher, who was transferred to Cantho as Chief, Projects Office, learned about my decision to return to Manila, he wrote a very strong recommendation to the Chief, United States Aid for Development (USHO) in the Philippines to have me employed by them. I was immediately accepted, with the […]
1994 Memoir – 204. Pat With Me in Vietnam
A grand reception ball was being held in the ECOI Compound in Cholon near Saigon when Pat and Cornelio arrived. Pat said she came to surprise me, but she was instead surprised to find out that I was the only Filipino not dancing and not having a Vietnamese partner! Her plan was to stay with […]
1994 Memoir – 203. Vietnamese Refugees
The VC’s overran a village in Baclieu and burned all the straw huts to the ground. Old men, children, and women carrying their children fled to the City and took refuge in the Catholic church and Buddhist Pagodas. I was called upon to help the refugees. They needed food, shelter, and clothing. I opened the […]
1994 Memoir – 202. Hamlet Community Project
During a public meeting of Hamlet farmers, one resident made an observation that if they could only have money to buy pigs, chickens, and ducks for home poultry and swine projects, their farm lives could be very much improved. I promised them that I would look into this project by approaching their local government officials, […]
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