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30/11/2025

Dec 1 1937, Assemblyman Jose A Uy at the Cosmo Club celebrating his victory in the election protest.

24/11/2025

November 25, 1944 was a sunny Saturday morning In Balanacan. At approximately 9:30 all hell broke loose as U.S. aircraft from the carrier Intrepid began bombing runs on the 4 Japanese vessels that were moored outside of there. The whole story with all the details and pictures can be found at: https://www.ulongbeach.com/balanacan_bombing.html

Since that page was created, additional information has been found that was not included there.

The captains of the Japanese vessels were:

TAKE -LtCdr Unaki Tsuyoshi, T-6 LtCdr Fukujiro Nakamura,
T-9 Resv LtCdr Akagi, Tsuyoshi, T-10 Resv LtCdr Nai Mitsugu

Japanese Records for 24 November 1944: show the vessels were assigned to "Operation TA No. 5" (TA-Go 5-ji Sakusen) - The Reinforcement of Leyte: T.9, T.6 and T.10 departed Manila escorted by destroyer TAKE. The T.9 carries the 3rd Company and part of the 1st Machine-gun Company of 1st Battalion, 12th Independent Infantry Regiment.
Japanese company strength is ~180 men. We could make an assumption that there were 270 soldiers plus the crew of 148 on the T-9.
It was not listed what the T-6 and T-10 had on board.
On Oct 31 the T.9, T.6 and T.10 departed Manila for Ormoc Bay carrying 1,000 men of the Imabori Detachment so it would not be unreasonable to again assume that this total number of soldiers could have been aboard the vessels in Balanacan.
It is not known which ship was sunk first the T-6 or the -T-10.
Whichever one it was, the last TBM-1C Avenger plane to drop it’s 500 lb. bomb scored a direct hit, the vessel breaking in two and sinking within 5 minutes.
The second vessel was hit by an F6F-5 Hellcat on a strafing run and hit an object on the stern (described as a mine) which caused a terrific explosion and sunk the vessel.
The T-9 and Take were both damaged in the initial attack but managed to leave the harbor before the 2nd strike group returned.

Ammunition used by the American forces:
US. 1st strike 2B VF-18 7 F6F-5 Hellcats, VB-18 9 SB2C-3 Helldivers, VT-18 7 TBM-1C Avengers
2 1000lb ANM59 SAP
7 1000lb ANM65 GP
26 500lb ANM64 GP
2 250lb ANM57GP
10200 rounds .50mm
US 2nd strike 2C VF-18 7 F6F5 Hellcats, VB-18 9 SB2C-3, VT-18 7 TBM-1C
9 1000lb ANM65 GP
28 500lb ANM64 GP
36 250lb ANM57GP
12900 rounds .50mm

Background information and pictures of actual sinking of two Japanese fast transports by Helldivers from the USS Intrepid at Balanacan Harbor, Island of Marinduque, Philippines during WW2

15/11/2025

November 16, 1937
Celebration and parade in Boac for the 2nd anniversary of the birth of the Philippine commonwealth.

13/11/2025

Did you know?

Pilar Hidalgo Lim
Born to the family of Don Luis Hidalgo and Doña Eulalia Lardizabal of Marinduque, Mrs. Pilar Hidalgo Lim was the first Filipino woman to graduate with a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Philippines, cm laude. She married Vicente Lim – the first Filipino graduate from West Point, USA. During her presidency of the NFWC, women’s clubs multiplied in numbers across Philippine provinces and the NFWC engaged in nurseries, soup kitchens, and youth development activities that would help in strengthening the campaign for suffrage.

13/11/2025

From a 1921 book, Filipino Popular Tales. A story by Rosita Nieva of Boac. What stories did your grandparents pass on to you?

08/11/2025

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08/11/2025

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06/11/2025

This date 1936, warning to Luzon after Typhoon passes over Marinduque.

06/11/2025

From the book "Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly" 1935. A brief bio on Timoteo Ricohermoso.

05/11/2025

Nov 6 1947, report of the Marinduque congressman being shot. I could not locate a follow up news article so we are left with a mystery.

05/11/2025

Found an interesting history channel on youtube: Canciones de Filipinas, A channel dedicated to the compilation of anthems, hymns, marches, and other important songs in Philippine history and culture. https://www.youtube.com/

Now I know locally we have the Marinduque March and two songs from the Pulang Lupa Battle. Anyone know of any others? PLease share.

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05/11/2025

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