May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
We got information that the HUKS were training their recruits in Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales (the volcano that exploded in 1991), where two cadre barracks called Station University were spotted by planes of the U.S. Air Force from Clark Air Base. This … [Continue reading]
As a student officer in the Infantry School in Ft. McKinley, Rizal (New Fort Bonifacio), I not only missed using my profession as a lawyer but my salary was also reduced because of my reduction in rank. My only advantage being a regular officer is … [Continue reading]
My name and picture were in the KHAKI AND RED Constabulary magazine circulated among all armed forces units in the Philippines. We were two P.C. officers who passed the Bar, but my grade was higher than the other. It was publicized that I rose from … [Continue reading]
In the party given me and Pat in Pandacan, not one BRAVO attended it, although I had invited them to come. But the SIBAYAN family of Mg. Feling and Francing came. Hence they are in the picture. However, the BRAVO family was present in the party … [Continue reading]
Every weekend there was a party held for me, first by my co-officers, in Max's Fried Chicken; then my enlisted men, in the EM's Clubhouse; then by my Civilian Employees, inside our office; and finally by Col. Solud, in his newly built mansion in … [Continue reading]
I was a Field Officer of the Day of GHQ, MAC (PA), as a newly promoted Captain when the Bar Exam results were finally published in May, 1950. According to rumors, it was delayed because the son of President Elpidio Quirino, Tony Quirino, failed to … [Continue reading]