What happens
This documentary episode of The Pacific Story examines the Philippines in the aftermath of the Second World War. It describes the damage to Manila and other cities, the cost of reconstruction, and the debate in Washington and Manila over the Philippine Rehabilitation Act and the Philippine Trade Act. It also covers the political standoff between the new administration of President Manuel Roxas and its opponents, the unrest among peasants in the central Luzon provinces, and the disputed negotiations over American military bases. Contributors include Filipino citizens, an American expert, and commentary from foreign newspapers. The episode was first broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company on January 12, 1947, and the transcript available here covers only its first part.
Manila and other cities and provinces of the Philippines, shortly after the Second World War
Characters: Manuel Roxas, Sergio Osmena, Clayton
Listen for: Contrasting views on the Trade Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and American military bases, and the account of unrest among peasants in the central Luzon provinces
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.