Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 3):
AUGUST 24, 1936
At a dinner in Malacañang Palace for Field Marshal Douglas MacArthur, President Manuel L. Quezon delivered a speech to honor him and his father General Arthur MacArthur Jr., the military governor general of the Philippine Islands.
He talked about his first time to walk the grounds of Malacañang and enter the Palace halls to see Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo who was a prisoner.
He shared that in 1900, after Aguinaldo's capture, Gen. Tomas Mascardo ordered him to surrender to the American authorities and inquire about Aguinaldo.
Quezon surrendered to Lt. Lawrence S. Miller in Mariveles and after taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, he was immediately released and told to go to Manila on one of the army launches and to proceed directly to Malacañang where Aguinaldo was detained. He spoke of how he was received by Gen. MacArthur.
Pres. Quezon paid homage to Gen. Arthur MacArthur Jr., whom he said "while directing the campaign that was finally to bring about the surrender of the Filipino forces, he was at the same time laying the foundation for civil government and ordered liberty."
To Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Pres. Quezon said "it is now my privilege to hand to you, General, your commission as Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. To that rank there has traditionally attached a badge of office—a marshal’s baton..."
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy)
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