Archives for July 2026

Very often I was designated as the Tactical Officer for the enlisted men in their school. I conducted inspection of their barracks every Saturday and drilled them. I was accountable for their discipline. One student, S/Sgt. Regita, a famous movie actor who goes by the name RED NAVARRO, went on AWOL (absence without leave). He […]

When Ramon Magsaysay became Secretary of National Defense under Pres. Quirino, he found out that members of the armed forces, especially those in the P.C., needed training for more efficient public service. He ordered the retraining of all P.C. officers and noncommissioned officers in Camp Crame. Officers and enlisted men from all over the Philippines […]

We already had a car when we lived inside Crame which Pat and I used for shopping. Hence, Tony did not resume his selling “toron” as before. My transfer from Muñoz to Crame made me a Constabulary officer from an Army officer as my branch of military service. I became a “Constaboy” again! (Now — […]

Originally I wanted to become an Engineer because of my experience in Kiañgan as Copatay timekeeper, but I became a lawyer instead, as per God’s will when I tossed a coin and said: Head, Law; tail, Engineering School. It was head! Now I wanted Tony to realize my ambition to become an Engineer and so […]

We noticed that Tony’s gang of Army Brats was not good company for him. So Pat and I agreed that he would stay in Baguio with my Cousin, Mg. Feling, and be with his second cousin Pepito, about his age. He was enrolled in the Baguio High School from U.P. as a third year student. […]

I noticed a personality conflict between Pat and Betty, as they frequently argued against each other. At that time Pat was diagnosed as having high blood pressure and frequent headaches. She had nervous sickness. To relieve further tension from her nerves, I convinced her to let Betty go to school in Lucena, where she could […]