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Finally, honors for Col. James Cushing!

By Bobit S. Avila | April 25, 2006 - 12:00am

Today, I have been invited to join a meeting with the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) chaired by Vice-Mayor Michael L. Rama for a project entitled, "Col. James Cushing Memorial Marker Site" an issue...

Freeman Opinion

Is anyone paying revolutionary taxes?

By Bobit S. Avila | October 14, 2005 - 12:00am

We got a lot of comments on the article we wrote last Wednesday on the remarkable story of how the Z-Plan, (a.k.a. The Koga Papers), the defense plan of the Japanese Imperial Navy for the Pacific, which by force...

Nation

US Archives prints story about Cebu incident!

By Bobit S. Avila | October 12, 2005 - 12:00am

Last June, I was surprised to get an e-mail from Benjamin Guterman, editor/writer of the Product Development Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the United States, based in Washington...

Nation

War story about Cebu now in US archives!

By Bobit S. Avila | October 12, 2005 - 12:00am

For many years now, we've been writing about the exploits of that American Mining Engineer who lead the Cebu guerrilla movement during World War II. Yes, I'm sure that by now you know that I'm talking about the late...

Freeman Opinion

Heroes are not important to this country!

By Bobit S. Avila | August 30, 2005 - 12:00am

I'm sure you and I were among the hundreds of thousands of people especially students and worried parents who were confused whether yesterday was a holiday or not. Well, it turned out that yesterday was a holiday...

Freeman Opinion

In search of the grave of Col. Jim Cushing!

By Bobit S. Avila | March 11, 2005 - 12:00am

When our soldiers are lain to their final rest, is it really final? Here’s a very interesting story written by my good American friend Lou Jurika (he was born in Manila), son of the late American guerrilla Thomas...

Nation