...Grant K. Goodman The World of Felix Roxas: Anecdotes and Reminiscences of a Manila Newspaper Columnist: 1926–36 . Translated by Angel Estrada and Vicente del Carmen . Manila : The Filipiniana Book Guild , 1970 . xxiv, 417 pp. Illustrations. Postscript. Appendix. Index. $8.75...

... is not history; it is melodrama and rather confused at that. At the outset it should be explained that Dr. Eyre is a hero-worshiper. His hero is former President Sergio Osmena of the Philippines, who, one infers from this book, was robbed of victory in the 1946 elections by a scheming Manuel Roxas abetted...

... prosecution was the work of a "MacArthur-Roxas axis." "When one considers that MacArthur 'liberated' Roxas," Agoncillo begins in a hypothetical vein, "one inevitably arrives at the conclusion that. . . the arrogant and egotistical general was playing dirty politics" (p. 212). After three more linked...

.... 1972 1972 BOOK REVIEWS 743 The World of Felix Roxas: Anecdotes and Reminiscences of a Manila Newspaper Columnist: 1926-36. TRANSLATED BY ANGEL ESTRADA AND VICENTE DEL CARMEN. Ma- nila: The Filipiniana Book Guild, 1970. xxiv, 417 pp. Illustrations. Postscript. Appendix. Index. $8.75. Distributed...

...). 17 Resolution of Nov. 5, 1932, forwarded by Quezon to the Osmeña-Roxas mission, Dec. 8, 1932 (Quezon MSS). 18 Quaqual to Osrox, cablegram, Nov. 2, 1932; Osrox to Quaqual, night letter, Nov. 5, 1932 (Quezon MSS). The cablegram abbreviation “Osrox” stood for Osmeña and Roxas; “Quaqual” stood...

... The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1988 1988 BOOK REVIEW SOUTHEAST ASIA 191 in Manila may provide an explanation for the anger toward the United States so evident throughout the text. An ardent nationalist, Agoncillo cannot conceal his deep distaste for Roxas, an "inveterate pro-American" whose chief...

..., he has also presumed a degree of background knowledge which the non-specialist may not have. Finally, it is regrettable that the author has limited, seemingly intentionally, his detailed analysis of Filipinos to a treatment of Quezon, Osmena, and Roxas. One wishes, for example, that Professor Friend...

... intentionally, his detailed analysis of Filipinos to a treatment of Quezon, Osmena, and Roxas. One wishes, for example, that Professor Friend had lingered far longer in characterizing Senator Juan Sumulong than the tantilizing, "Sumulong . . . cared less . . . for power and preferred the pleasure of criticizing...

... and compulsion,5 justifying his action on the basis of the instructions left by Quezon and MacArthur. It is impossible to verify whether Quezon ever left such instructions, but MacArthur denied that he did so in a letter to the author in which he wrote, "I gave no instructions to Santos, Roxas, Laurel, or any...

... Action. Report no. 6) . Kelsonism capitalism for all: the ideology for economic growth, freedom and democracy. Studies by Salvador Araneta [and others] With an exchange of views on credit policies between Sixto K. Roxas [and the author] Rizal, Philippines [1963] 90 p. (Araneta University. Institute...

... chapter being devoted to each of the other powers. Introductory chapters define the scope of the work, and a final chapter stresses the importance of high moral standards in the administration of public affairs, with some pungent quotations from the work of Manuel Roxas, first President...

... stuck with MacArthur. How did they see him and, through him, America's presence in their countries? Schaller's account on this score is slight save for his fine examination of MacArthur's successful intervention on behalf of Manuel Roxas in the Philippines immediately after the war...

... its power. Emilio Aguinaldo and Luis Taruc are presented far more sympathically than Pardo de Tavera and Manuel Roxas because they had an integrity that the Americanistas over the past ninety years have lacked. One of the most interesting and troubling aspects of this book is a tendency to discount...

... popular assumptions about Manuel Roxas' presidential victory of 1946 and the later expulsion of the Democratic BOOK REVIEWS SOUTHEAST ASIA 895 Alliance congressional delegation. He also contends that Filipino negotiators gained early and real advantage in their bases negotiations with the United States...

... about Manuel Roxas' presidential victory of 1946 and the later expulsion of the Democratic ...

.... The book then moves through the administrations of Sergio Osmena, Manuel Roxas, Elipido Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal, and Marcos. The author poses four general questions: What were the elite changes and shifts as a consequence of each presidency? What was the sphere of human...

... as president of the Philippine Commonwealth (1935-44). Gleeck believes Quezon set the pattern for future Philippine presidents. The book then moves through the administrations of Sergio Osmena, Manuel Roxas, Elipido Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal, and Marcos. The author poses four...

... save for his fine examination of MacArthur's successful intervention on behalf of Manuel Roxas in the Philippines immediately after the war. This was an important exception to MacArthur's bumbling powerlessness, but Schaller provides little analysis of context or consequences in Washington or Manila...

... characteristics of Philippine government as seen in ecological perspective. Two papers by Sixto K. Roxas, dealing with administrative obstacles to the implementation of economic development programs, and the improvement of performance by regulatory agencies, set a high standard. An excellent critical assessment...

..., by collaborating between 1942 and 1945 with the Japanese regime which was more oppressive than that of the Dutch. However, such collaboration was not untypical of numerous Southeast Asian leaders Aung San, Roxas, Pibunsongkhram. Even in Indonesia some leaders who receive the author's approval Hatta, Natsir, Roem...