September 14, 2012
by GOIloilo
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By Peter Parsons This is a story about my father, Commander Chick Parsons, who was instrumental during WWII for organizing a fleet of submarines to supply the resistance in the Philippines. He was the connection between General Douglas MacArthur’s … Continue reading
August 1, 2011
by GOIloilo
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The Trans-Asia Iloilo to Cebu City sank this morning. Miraculously, all 162 passengers and 35 crew members were rescued due the terrific efforts of the Philippine Coast Guard and other rescuers. Earlier, Carol and I took this ferry from Iloilo to Cebu and back … Continue reading
July 4, 2011
by GOIloilo
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The Panay Guerrillas/USS Narwhal Debacle By Peter Parsons In mid-1944 the resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines was in full swing, equipped and armed through the efforts of twenty submarines that had been “borrowed” from the US Navy … Continue reading
December 1, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Culasi, Antique Province, Philippines. Lipata Point. Continue reading