What happens
This Pacific Story episode, broadcast on April 29, 1945 as part of NBC's The Pacific Story series, is a discussion program hosted by Senator Millard Tydings, Chairman of the Philippine Rehabilitation Commission. It opens with an image of a lone Filipino standing over the ruins of Manila at dawn, then examines the Philippines' path toward independence. The program addresses the Tydings-McDuffie Act, the Chinese presence in Filipino business, the problems of the post-war economy, the tariff and export tax issues facing Philippine goods sold to the United States, and the questions of internal politics and national defense. It also describes the work of the Commission and the role of the United States in the islands after independence.
The Philippines, with broadcast segments from Hollywood and Washington, D.C.; the ruins of Manila
Characters: Senator Millard Tydings, Juan
Listen for: The discussion of how the Philippines will pay export taxes on goods sold to the United States once independence arrives, and the Chinese control of Philippine business.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.