Here and there

Title

Here and there

Language

English

Source

Philippines 3 (2) April 9, 1943

Year

1943

Subject

Philippines--History

Philippines--History--1898-1946

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Abstract

Event happened in the Philippines during World War II, Japanese occupation. The struggles faced of Philippine government during the Japanese occupation. The Congress passed laws for the Philippine government.

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~orized the State Dep,utment to discuss with me the question of our future sccwity and of the 5'1fcguarding forever o~ the _mutual interests of the United States and the Philip· pmes m the Pacific area. I GIVE you ID}" solemn assurance that the Philippines is not being neglected. The President. the Congress. the American people, are doing and will do everything in their power to redeem you as soon as possible from the heel of the in,•ader. I h:i~e been authorized by the President of the United States to tell you that the text of chis broadc:isr has been submitted to him, and rh:it '"he is very glad to authorize me to m:ike the srarements concerning Unired Sr~tes policy which are contained in this broadcast." My beloved countrymen, you know that day and night Here and There PHILIPPINE government pensionados and fellows of the University of the Philippines in the United States were among the first to follow the light or work policy. Although they were sent to this country by the Philippine Govern· ment to specialize in various technical and cultural fields, most of them v<:>luncarily gave up their studies at the outbreak of the \\'lit to engage in essential war work. Among those who are already in the armed forces of the United States axe an experc on tariff and customs administration, an animal breeding specialise, an architect, two chemical engineers, a graduate in banking, an obstetrics and a cancer specialist. Those who have taken up research work, directly related to the war, include a radio engineer, de· signers and 'electrical engineers in bomber plants and researchers on foods; one pensionado is a mathematics instrUctor in an army school. A mining engineer graduate is now connected with the Federal Bureau of Mines in a technical capacity. An economics specialise is a Fax Eastern expert in the Office of Strategic Services. Noc co be outdone, rhe women pensionados in their respective fielcls-<hemiscry, nursing, and war information, are likewise engaged in the all-out effort to win the war and assure the peace. THE OFFICE of the Philippine Resident Commissioner reports that to date there are 44 Filipino National Councils and CoJDJDunity Organizations, distributed as follows: California 16, .Alaska 3, Washington 2, Arizona 2, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Maryland 1, Massachusetts I, Michigan 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, New York l, Pennsylvania 1, Wisconsin 1, District of Columbia 1. These councils and commuoity organizations are recognized by the Office of the Philippine Resident Commissioner and official contacts are made with them on matters perraioing to the rights and interests of Filipino nationals in their respective communiries. APRlL 9, 1~ I can only think of you, of the day of your redemption and my return to our beautiful Islands. I would not be here, I would not have left you for a moment, I would have been sh.1rin,i; with you your sufferings and your hardships if I did not feel rhat r could only be of service to you by my being free from the dutches of rhe enemy. Do NOT desp:1ir, for our liberanon is certam. It may take rime, bur it will come. Mednwhile, don't let the Japanese fool you. Use your wirs and beat him at his own i;•unc. Above all, you must cominue to have faith in Amer· irn who has kept faith with every nation. and especially with us. Our bonds of friendship tem~red in the heat of battle. will last beyond the war and into the P''-'~e of free· <lorn, general well-bemg .ind saf<:ty that will follow it. God bless you ;incl keep you all. THE Philippine Center ;it l '>l \X'c·st 7 2nJ Street, established as a meeting anJ rtHCJllon plJu: for Filipinos in the mc[ropolit.1n .m:;1 .111d Ftlipmr" \'imm_g New York. WJS olTici;tll}' opcn,·d on M.1rd1 5. The Center w"s n<::i1cd with the <.:<K>pcr.1t11>0 of the Government of the (onunonwc.drh of d1<· Philippines. J\fajor Benvemnu R. Oi1io. of d1t: st.ti! <Jf Pn::siJent J\fanuel L. Quezon, IMS been •tppv1nced head of the (enter. Major Dino. a Philippine Army medKJl otiin·r, .lCcompanied President Quezon on bis epit' journi.-y last rcur from Corregidor to the Unittd States ,.i.1 Ausir4Jia. The Center provides without durge an attrnctive, spacious hall for meetings and sociJI .1ffairs of the Filipino National Council, Filipino Women's dub, the Filipino Com· munity Center, Filipino Association of Long Island, Filipino Nurses Association, Filipino-Anierican Citizenship Council, Legion,1rios dcl Trabajo and several other Filipino social and civic organizations. It also furnishes writing de5ks and stationery. and parlor games for visitors, Thousands of FiliJ;>inos in the armed services of the United States are expected co take advantage of che Eacilicies at rile Philippine Cencer. The Center plans to give free lectures regularly on the Philippines, to which the general public: will be invited. * * * RECORDS in the Nationals Division, Office of the Philippine Resident Commissioner, sh<:>w that 7,790 Certificates of Identity have been issued to Filipinos as of March 22, 194 3. The Certi.lica res ser1res the purpose of establishing Philippine nationality in lieu of a birth certificate. Loss of certificate should be reporced immediately to the Office of the Philippine Resident Commissioner. These can be replaced only by filing an affidavit stating when, where and how they were lost. * * * THE House of Representarives passe<f on March I a bill "'to revise the Alaska Grune Law," which would classify Filipinos as United Scates citizens for the purpose of this law only, so that they could get licenses as tesidents of Alaska. (Con1in111tl on P,.g• 10) Jose Calugas ( Co11th111ed) tar)" road ;lnd c:i.1t off Olongapo. A successful stand at Culis had ro be made to ;\!low more time for the soldiers in the rear ro strengthen rheir defenses. This the Japanese knew. And on the morning of January 16th, they decided to wipe out all the batteries .ibove the Culis sector with synchronized air ;md artillery bombard· mcnc of the defender's battery emplacements. Battery B to which Sergeant Calug;tS belonged ""'s not in action time day. Another battery was answering the C•lllnon lire and sc\·ere bombings. Sergeant Calug;1s was ;u his pose in the kitchen. Suddenly one gun w:is pur out of commission. All the cannoneers were killed or ""ounded. U(X'n seeing this, Ser· geant Calugas voluntarily ;md withour being ordered ran 1,000 yards across the shell-swept ;1rca w the gun position. Exposed to incre-.ising shell fire. surcoundered by the dead and mangled bodies of his comrades, he succcssfull)' org;1n· ized a squad co place the gun hack in commission. By their ·gallantry in action these men were able to stop the adnncing enemy for several days. Sergeant Calugas' present whereabouts arc not known. it is presumed that he is in a Japanese prison camp. Here and There (Co11tin/ied) Under che present bw, it has been held chat while Fili pinos may not be classified as aliens, they can not be rnn· sidered citizens of the United States; and, therefore. can not enjoy the resident"s hunting and crapping privileges in Alaska. They have been classified as non-residents and have been paying SSO license for large game and SIO for small game instead of the $2 for both large and small gam<: licenses charged to residents. Citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philippines are not prohibited by law from engaging in commercial fish· ing in the Terrirorial waters of Alaska. ONLY Filipinos who have served or hereafter serve honorably in the milicary or naval forces of the United States during the present war are eligible for naturalization. Pending in Congress, however, is a bill "to authorize the naturalization of Filipinos who are permanent residents of the United States.'' * * * UNDER the Philippine income tax law, every citizen of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, whether residing at home or abroad, having a gross income of Pl,000.000 or over, including dividends, for the taxable year, is required to file income tax returns with the Philippine Col· lector of Incernal Revenue. During the present war emergency, Philippine income tax returns may be filed with the Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines at 1617 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. Payment should be made out in United Stares currency, in favor of the Philippine National Bank, New York Agency. 10 Jesus A. Vilhunor (Continued) to Randolph Field, Texas, to study milit11ry aviation. He also went co Kelly and Chanute Fields and specialized in aerial photography. Back home after his brief stay in America, he taught orhcr Filipino boys how to By. He was aware of the coming of w;1r and so prcp.ued himself for that. Jn his first adventure against the enemy, that won him the Distinguished Service Cross, he displayed coolness and courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Two days after his first encounter. on December I 2. 1941, the ;iirdromcs in Batangas province were besieged by lifryfour Japanese bombers. This time Villamor had six planes only, but che odds failed to daunt him. He said. '"I goc so mad. I forgor to he scared." Liter he saw a second llight of cwenty·scven pbnes which he thou~ht wf:'re Americans. He found om his mist.1ke in time ,;nd fnrrhwirh led hi' group in ;1 headlong charge that hrokt· tl1(· enemy·, form.1rion .ind dro,·e them off. Villamor was bsr hc.1nl of lrnm Atistr.llia ""her<: he sem .t card m his friend; in tlw Fim Filipino lnbntry in California with chc message. ·see '"tt 111 M.1n1l.i'"" UNDER the r<:tcm ruling of 1ht· Cmred Sr.ires Commissioner of Internal Rcvcnut·. WJ).:C'5 or sJl.iri<"s recei,•cd by Filipino citizem from mher sourtcs rlun rht· Philippine Governmenr. for sc·niu:s rt·nJN1.:<I in tlus countr\', ;Ire subject to the Fcdernl in«>mc t.ix .md such Frlipir;o citizens should file their income mx returns with the Fedcn•I Gov· crnment, and P·'l' the wrresponding incnme r.1x to the United States Government. The allowance paid br a fur<:ign governrncm co cover the living expenses of students sent by rhat government co the United States for advanced training is nm subject to income tax. Anr amount paid hr an employer to such stu· dent is considereJ compensation for services performed io the United States and is tax;rblc to the student. The Philippine Library of Information, l0<;ated in the Philippine Commonwealth Building at 1617 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W .. was organized early this year, under the Office of Special Services of the Philippine Commonwealth, ro serve as a clearing house for informarion about the Philippines. It mainrains dose relations with the Library of Congress and the libraries of other governments and agencies; it provides data to other offices of the Commonwealth and to the general public, Filipinos and Americans, for use in speeches, pamphlets, maga:zine articles, feature srories, radio programs; and it gives assistance to schools and other organizations preparing study-programs, bibliographies, and related materials on the Philippines. Solomon V. Arnaldo, formerly assistanr professor in Ii· brary science at the University of the Philippines, is chief of the Library and Miss Remedios C. Vergara is the librarian. PHlLU'PINBS

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