The next visit of U.S. planes over Bayombong brought destruction to the town, with bombs and strafing rounds killing lots of people. The church building and convent were totally demolished and burned to the ground. Several large buildings, including the Provincial Building and the theatre, were demolished. The entire commercial center was destroyed. Our neighbor’s […]
1994 Memoir – 96. Arriving In San Fernando
OUR ARRIVAL IN SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA I cannot exactly remember how many days we walked from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga, but to me it was like a LIFETIME! We were herded into a school house, where we rested and were served burned rice and hot water! To us this was a real FEAST although […]
1994 Memoir – 66. As A Working Student
As soon as I got settled in Manila, I did not waste much time before going back to school. With my little savings, I enrolled in the Phil. School of Business in Santa Cruz, Manila, near the Santa Cruz Bridge. After office hours in the afternoon I biked from Binondo to Santa Cruz for my […]
1994 Memoir – 63. As A Solder In Kiañgan
I was enlisted as a private by my uncle on May 18, 1936. Two other recruits, Felix Edrelin and Juanito Pumikie, were enlisted with me. They were both high school graduates but were older than me, bigger, and taller than me. Our instructor was Sgt. Pedro Bonnol, an ex-PMA cadet. He belonged to the Ifugao […]
1994 Memoir – 53. Bangued Memories – Men of Bangued
The most prominent man of Abra was Don Quintin Paredes. He was our Representative to Congress and became Speaker of the House of Representatives. During the war he was Secretary of Commerce. After the war he became a Senator and was elected as President of the Senate for a short term. He was a tall, […]
1994 Memoir – 52. Bangued Memories – Women of Bangued
To me the most beautiful lady in Bangued when I was a kid was Mg. Trining. Her mother, Nana Tanang Nakpril from Panyianqa, was light-complexioned. Hence Mg. Trining was sort of a mestizo and lighter in complexion than most ladies in Bangued. Since I was a child, I have had a particular liking for light-complexioned […]
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