Our first trip the following morning was to the City Hall, where Pat and I reported and registered, I as a released POW, with Pat as my guarantor that I would not join the guerillas. Our next trip was to the Red Cross, where we got some “chupas” of rice, soup, and milk for Tony. […]
1994 Memoir – 108. The Miracle Of San Antonio
(Pat related this story after I got released) When Pat failed to see my name among surrenderers published in the paper and magazine in Manila, she went to the City Hall and to the Red Cross. My name was not in their list of surrenderers. And she started wondering if I and my brother could […]
1994 Memoir – 79. A Big Lizard And Guns
While eating our meal under a big tree, I was startled by a noise from dried leaves nearby. I looked around and came face to face with a big forest lizard. I got my rifle and fired at it. This alarmed the whole camp. They traced the shot to me. I got a severe reprimand. […]