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Not so long ago : a chronicle of my life, times, and contemporaries /

Statement of responsibility: Jose E. Romero
by Romero, Jose E.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Quezon City : Phoenix Pub. House, 1997, c1979; Manila : Alemar-Phoenix Pub. House, c1979Description: vii, 183 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9710620630.Subject(s): Romero, Jose E | Legislators -- Philippines -- Biography | Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1898-1935 | Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1935-1946 | Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Contents:
My early years -- My career begins -- The Pre-Commonwealth Legislature -- The Election of 1934 -- The Constitutional Convention -- Elections of 1935 and the Inauguration of the Commonwealth -- Problems of a Floor Leader -- Philippine-American Economic Relations -- The 1938 Elections and the Second National Assembly -- The Amendments to the Constitution on 1940 -- The Elections of 1941 -- The S.S. "Corregidor" Disaster -- Playing Cat and Mouse with the Japanese -- The Return to Negros -- Provincial Life During the Japanese Occupation -- Liberation and the Reestablishment of the Commonwealth.
Language/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: "This autobiography of... the late Honorable Jose E. Romero, college debater, lawyer, politician (in the better sense), newspaperman, orator and diplomat, could very well be subtitled Memoirs for the history of My Time. Covering about the same period of our history as the late President Quezon's book The Good Fight, it constitutes a valuable if not indispensable complement to the Quezon narrative... Here is an "insider's view" of the events, struggles and intrigues for power that rocked Philippine political life from 1925 down to the Japanese occupation of 1942-1945, told by one who was involved in them as a highly regarded political subordinate and occasional confidant of the late leader, even if he was not in the very top rank. What makes his account intensely interesting are his critical views and appraisals of contemporary personalities, their qualities and motivations. Equally fascinating is his description how President Quezon maintained nigh absolute control of the Government for over twenty years, surmounting every crisis by sheer political dexterity and adroitness, without resort to force." - From the Foreword by Jose B. L. ReyesSummary: "Author’s experience in WWII. He survived the sinking of the MV Corregidor." - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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Books, Monographs Books, Monographs Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. RHC - Biography / Memoir DS 686.2 .R58 A36 1979 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 18531
Books, Monographs Books, Monographs Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings DS 686.2 R58 A36 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 2909
Books, Monographs Books, Monographs Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings DS 686.2 R58 A36 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 5858

My early years -- My career begins -- The Pre-Commonwealth Legislature -- The Election of 1934 -- The Constitutional Convention -- Elections of 1935 and the Inauguration of the Commonwealth -- Problems of a Floor Leader -- Philippine-American Economic Relations -- The 1938 Elections and the Second National Assembly -- The Amendments to the Constitution on 1940 -- The Elections of 1941 -- The S.S. "Corregidor" Disaster -- Playing Cat and Mouse with the Japanese -- The Return to Negros -- Provincial Life During the Japanese Occupation -- Liberation and the Reestablishment of the Commonwealth.

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