Lt. Col. Anastacio Campo’s diary is a revealing memoir of a Filipino officer stationed in Davao City at the outbreak of World War II. There are relatively few Filipino first-person accounts of the war and most of these are from Bataan or Manila. This account, set in Davao, opens a heretofore unknown vista for most Filipinos. Having been written at the time, it has an immediacy and personal flavor that are unique. Lt. Col. Campo’s diary is enriched with his granddaughter Maria Virginia Y. Morales’s comments and annotations that provide background information, which brings out his human side. An important addition to the Filipino memoirs of World War II, this book is a step toward making the Filipino war experience better understood as a truly nationwide experience.Concerto, 2008: A Film by Paul Alexander Morales
The film offers an intimate and honest portrait of a family who would need all its wits about itself - to know what is wrong and what is right, to survive the war. The DE LA TORRE family, lead by former Military Commander RICARDO and his wife JULIA, typify the educated pioneers that relocated to DAVAO CITY in the 1930’s.
Their son JOSELITO, a Japanese speaker, becomes the conduit with the neighbouring enemies. Their daughters NIÑA, an aspiring concert pianist and the musically gifted MARIA, who is able to play by ear, are alternately repulsed and intrigued by the officers.
Synopsis ~ The Family ~ Japanese in Davao ~ War ~ Music