May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
The Japanese guards required each group of POWs to contribute a number for Camp entertainment, setting up a wooden stage for this purpose. All POWs who could walk were required to attend. Our Group entertainment number was TINIKLING. … [Continue reading]
SAD OUTCOMES FOR WINNERS Lt. Ver was so proud of displaying his beautiful body. He went around in trunks, notwithstanding the swarms of flies and mosquitoes. He developed malaria and was taken to the dispensary with chills and fever. … [Continue reading]
BEAUTY CONTEST AND HEALTH CONTEST To do away with our weariness and boredom, Col. Valdes held a contest among our members. We were to select among candidates who were willing to display their almost naked bodies and flex their muscles and … [Continue reading]
A WOODEN CLOG FASHIONED With the use of my sharp Army knife, I fashioned a wooden clog, or “BAKIA”, for my use instead of my shoes inside our quarters that had mud flooring and outside when I went out to the muddy latrine or toilets. My … [Continue reading]
As soon as I got settled, I started looking for my brother from one camp and group to another, but no one saw him there. Dr. Luis Bersamin, of Bangued, told me that Elix was a close friend of his and if I found him, to let him know. When I … [Continue reading]
Upon arrival in the CAPAS CONCENTRATION CAMP (CCC), I was immediately assigned to guard the barrels of water drawn from the nearby river. That same night I took a bath and washed my clothes, using the shaving cream as my soap. I felt very … [Continue reading]