May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
When we were in the province of Pampanga we were met by lots of people on both sides of the road who had come from the provinces to look for surviving relatives. Along the way we passed by a house close to the road with very kind hearts throwing or … [Continue reading]
When the sun was about to set, we were herded inside a steaming hot metal warehouse full of rice bundles newly harvested. All doors and windows were closed and locked. There were big rats running all over the place. They even ran over … [Continue reading]
During the earlier part of our march in formation, my companion and I were able to get out from the road into a farm of turnips. Several soldiers were ahead of us and had piled up turnips dug by hand as they searched for more. What I did was … [Continue reading]
What I did was press my canteen cup down my undershirt, then collect the muddy water little by little, after which I poured it into my canteen. Getting my bottle of iodine, I let down three drops of the medicine into my canteen, then shook it … [Continue reading]
After we passed through the burning forest, we found out that it was night time through the thick smoke. We were so exhausted that we fell asleep under a big mango tree along the road. We woke up with the morning sun heavily shining upon us. … [Continue reading]
Further down the road, before we reached the nearest town from Mariveles, another group of Gold Looters armed with pliers to remove gold-capped teeth and rings stopped us. One of them tried to remove my wedding ring but could not pull it out from … [Continue reading]