The Commonwealth of the Phillipines C

The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated independent stations present the Pacific story. In the mounting fury of the world conflict, events in the Pacific are taking on ever greater importance. Here is the story of the Pacific and the millions of people who live around this greatest sea.

The drama of the peoples whose destiny is at stake in the Pacific War. Here is the tale of the war in the Pacific and its meaning to us and to the generations to come. The Pacific story comes to you tonight from Hollywood and New York is another public service with Brahma of the Past and Present and commentary by Colonel Carlos P. Ramulo, Secretary of Information

and Public Relations in the Philippine War Cabinet, author of the National Best Seller, Mother America. The Commonwealth of the Philippines. Your name?

Billo. Your entire name? Buena Ventura, Jay, Billo. You are the teacher of this schoolhouse? Yes. Hold the American flag down from the flagpole. You may keep your own Philippine flags to flying. A squad of Japanese soldiers stood before the humble Filipino school teacher in front of his schoolhouse.

Japan has no quarrel with you. Inventura Belo stood motionless. I will give you two minutes to make up your mind. If you disobey my order, my soldiers will shoot you. The frail little Filipino looked at the Japanese soldiers.

Lord! Amen! Every Monday morning, Wayneventura Belo had stood there in front of his school with his pupils and sung the star spangled banner and the Philippine national anthem. two of his pupils hoisted the American and the Philippine flags.

Two minutes. I do not need two minutes. Till your men to shoot me now. I shall never tear down either of these flags. Kado! Hehehe! When of Enthuraje Bello, age 42, father of six children, fell dead at the foot of the flagstaff.