16 February 1943 Before the normal processes of government could be established over Mindanao, Col WENDELL W. FERTIG believed, and rightly so, that military governments must be set up, to prepare a firm ground upon which civil authority could stand and steadily function. On 16 Feb 1943, Col FERTIG issued a proclamation establishing, in behalf …
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Financing The Mindanao Guerrillas
16 September 1942 For a period of five months immediately before 16 Sept ivk2 when the movement of rearmed resistance began and rapidly gained momentum all over Mindanao, the provincial and municipal coffers were practically empty. The financial problem, however, could not be side-tracked. The issue had to be met squarely. In the beginning, this …
The Beginning, Development and Operations of the Mindanao Intelligence Network
G-2 Section, 10th Military District Commended 22 February 1943 Three rugged years of concentrated efforts of the Intelligence Section of the Mindanao Guerrillas brought recognition in the form of commendation from the Highest Headquarters of the United States Army in the Pacific in which Major General A. C. WILLOUGHBY, Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, in …
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Invasion*Occupation*Liberation : World War II tales from the Xavier Ateneo Heritage Preservation Zone
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are establishing a Historical Preservation Zone within the Downtown campus with eight school buildings with “exceptional and historical significance” that the NHCP will honor with a historical marker in 2033 when the university marks it centennial. XU was …
ECCP exec sees vast tourism potential in PH island destinations
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES – The ongoing upgrades of some of the Philippines key international and trunkline airports are an encouraging development which the country can capitalize on to score a quantum leap in its foreign tourists arrivals. “The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is closely following the ongoing upgrades of …
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