President
Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday (Feb. 5) received in Malacañang two survivors
of the so-called Manila massacre during World War II, in line with the
commemoration of the Battle of Manila from February to March 1945.
The President received siblings Roderick McMiking Hall and Consuelo McMiking Hall, who have co-founded the Memorare Manila 1945 Foundation, Inc., as well as the foundation’s president, former ambassador Juan Jose Rocha, and director, former ambassador Miguel Perez-Rubio.
According to Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manuel Luis “Manolo” Quezon III, the McMicking Hall siblings are the only living survivors of their family, after all of their kin were beheaded by Japanese troops towards the end of the war.
The respective families of Rocha and Rubio were also victims of atrocities committed against Filipino civilians during World War II.
The foundation presented to the President a replica of the monument of the Shrine of Freedom, located in Plaza Sinampalukan in Intramuros.
Rocha’s ancestors were the original owners of the land where Malacañang Palace stands.
In 1750, Luis Rocha built a summer house on the land, which was bought by Spanish Colonel Miguel Jose Fomento in 1802. In 1847, Malacañang became the official residence of the Spanish Governor General. (PCOO News Release)
The President received siblings Roderick McMiking Hall and Consuelo McMiking Hall, who have co-founded the Memorare Manila 1945 Foundation, Inc., as well as the foundation’s president, former ambassador Juan Jose Rocha, and director, former ambassador Miguel Perez-Rubio.
According to Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manuel Luis “Manolo” Quezon III, the McMicking Hall siblings are the only living survivors of their family, after all of their kin were beheaded by Japanese troops towards the end of the war.
The respective families of Rocha and Rubio were also victims of atrocities committed against Filipino civilians during World War II.
The foundation presented to the President a replica of the monument of the Shrine of Freedom, located in Plaza Sinampalukan in Intramuros.
Rocha’s ancestors were the original owners of the land where Malacañang Palace stands.
In 1750, Luis Rocha built a summer house on the land, which was bought by Spanish Colonel Miguel Jose Fomento in 1802. In 1847, Malacañang became the official residence of the Spanish Governor General. (PCOO News Release)
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