Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
DECEMBER 9, 1942
Jose P. Laurel, the Commissioner of the Interior during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines delivered a speech entitled “The Birth of a New Philippines” which was aired on Station KZRH.
His speech, which was in connection with the first anniversary of the Greater East Asia War mentioned that Japan “was not at war with the Filipino people, that we are her friends, that we should look up to her as an elder brother, guiding us to the path of freedom and self-respect. How well Japan has lived up to these promises is amply demonstrated by her acts.”
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
Photo credit: opac.filipinaslibrary.org.ph
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