Memoirs of the War

In November 1942, we went to Calog then proceeded to Lambayagan. In Lambayagan, we celebrated Christmas. Inting (Col. Valentin Grasparil) released Pare Itim (Justice Calixto Zaldivar) on this day as I asked him and he allowed him to visit us in Lambayagan with Atty. Ramon Maza. We also celebrated the 3 birthdays on December 30. We had 3 birthday cakes (sinakol camote kahoy) as To Rizal wished. We were with Nang Inyang, Jean, and Jr. (Masa), Paring and Manuel at Lambayagan. In January 1943,we returned home to town at Tay Isco's house in Ubos.

March 24, 1943 - A. G. (Agaton Grasparil) arrived with other prisoners of war.
August 1943 - We transferrred to our house
January 1944 - A. G. acted as Mayor of the town (Fil. Govt.)
September 1944 - We secretly evacuated when A. G. received Col. Peralta's radiogram. We slept in Ubudan and at dawn walked to Calag-itan, crossing many rivers for there was much rain. Russel Tordesillas met us at Calag-itan. We proceeded to Trinidad. We built a cottage there near a spring. When Mac Arthur landed in Leyte in October 1944, guerillas were also strengthened in driving away the Japanese from Sibalom. On November 1, 1944, we returned home to Sibalom for we learned that the Japs concentrated themselves in San Jose. We slept at Tay Isco's again. We celebrated the 3 birthdays with a lechon while A. G. was away...