Liberation Day VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/03/2009

Liberation Day VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/03/2009 There was a time in a very exasperating period of Philippine History that “Liberation Day” was considered as the summit of an ardent yearning of Filipinos, and pursued as the apex of their strong longings. The “Day” was then expected with excited certainty and gleeful anticipation. Among other things, it then meant the release of the Philippines from the cruel clutches of the Japanese occupation, the extrication of Filipinos from the barbaric treatment by most Japanese soldiers, the freedom of men, women and children of the country from the many heinous crimes and abhorrent atrocities perpetrated against them by a good number of the members Japanese military forces — then relishing their “Philippine Occupation.”.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091203com7.html

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