May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
I was a special candidate, not certified by Arellano College of Law, to take the bar exams because I had not yet taken PROPERTY, a 4-unit subject. And so while reviewing for the Bar, I was also taking Property in the University of Manila to qualify … [Continue reading]
For a time we rented our Pandacan house and lived on Guipit Street, near the Arellano Law College. We rented an apartment, stayed on the second floor, and rented the ground floor to a couple who were both teachers. The place was called Plaza Guipit, … [Continue reading]
Ours was the only house in that area of Pandacan behind the Zamora Elementary School which was PAINTED! To Pat and me, it was a "dream house," although it was located in the middle of a swamp full of KANGKONG and GABI plants. I bought a lot of … [Continue reading]
Our Headquarters was transferred from Lealtad, Sampaloc, to the BBB Building in Colonas, Bulacan, then to the abandoned Quonset Huts in Quezon City, left by American soldiers, near Kamuning, Quezon City. This was quite far from Avenida Rizal and so … [Continue reading]
As soon as mail was resumed, I wrote Father in Bangued and invited him to Manila. Right away he came with my stepmother and their son, Vicente (Enty). We all lived in the apartment of Aning and I had to double the Army rations I brought home … [Continue reading]
During the Jap occupation, this building housed the Academy for Bureau of Constabulary Pro-Japanese Philippine soldiers trained to become non-commissioned officers. It was in this building where I worked as a janitor after I gave up my job as … [Continue reading]