Guam Picture
Chronology--Philippines and Guam
The United States troops "took" Manila, a day after the Armistice was signed in Washington, D.C. In upholding Spain's honor, Governor-General Fermín Jáudenes y Álvarez, realizing that the Spanish forces were no match for the invading Americans, negotiated a secret agreement with Americans General Merritt and Admiral Dewey , with Belgian consul Edouard Andre mediating. The secret agreement, unknown to the Filipinos at the time, involved the staging of a mock battle between Spanish and American forces intentionally to keep Filipino insurgents out of the picture. Once the pre-agreed attack began, the Spaniards, on cue, hoisted a white flag of capitulation and American troops filed into the city orderly and quietly with very little bloodshed. The Spaniards were only too eager to hand over the Philippines to the Americans. Admiral Dewey, for his part, never intended to hand the Philipines over to the "undisciplined insurgents". Thus, the Philippines became a possession ... [Read More]
Overview - Guam Drug Threat Assessment
Intelligence gaps concerning the threat of illegal drugs to Guam are numerous and wide-ranging. Government officials lack the resources necessary to track trends in drug trafficking and abuse; therefore, the picture of the drug situation on Guam is incomplete. Most national databases such as the Treatment Episode Data Set, Drug Abuse Warning Network, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and National Household Survey on Drug Abuse do not include Guam in the data collection. Often the territory is given only cursory mention, making quantification of the drug threat difficult. ... [Read More]
War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
Before the American bombardment, in late June orearly July 1944, I and other members of my work battalion witnessed atTai one of the most appalling and tragic sights - the execution bybeheading of three Chamorro men by a Japanese taicho (head militaryman, an officer). It is a day in my life that cannot be compared toany other. It was that day 50 years ago when Tun Enrique Whiteand I were teamed up by the Japanese at a Japanese camp in Tai, acrossfrom where Father Duenas school is now. It was late in the afternoonwhen we were ordered to dig a four-foot-deep hole. We did not know whatthe purpose of the hole, and others were ordered to dig two moreholes. I was a kucho (assistant team leader) at the time,and among members of my team were Juan Lujan Salas, Vicente (Eka) Blas,Victoriano (Chele) Camacho, Manuel N. Lujan, Charlie Martinez, JoseGarrido Salas, Candido San Nicolas, Enrique White, Enrique Peredo andJuan San Nicolas. They all witnessed the execution, along with severalnurses - M ... [Read More]
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Cohen praised Bordallo for attending the meeting. "She painted a very vivid picture of what it was like to live through Super-Typhoon Pongsona and its aftermath. Congresswoman Bordallo and others from Guam, including [Special Advisor for Economic Policy] Ramona Jones, helped the people in Washington to really understand how difficult the recovery effort has been for Guam and the CNMI." ... [Read More]
Guam National Guard
"We will be notified if there’s a need for us to go. We’re glad to be of help even though we are just a part of the bigger picture," Rivera said. ... [Read More]
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