Excerpts from the Press Conference
05/12/1937
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The only thing lacking is the formal establishment of the Philippine Republic.
I give to the people of the Philippines my solemn pledge that their freedom will be redeemed and their independence established and protecte...
The great day of your liberation will come, as surely as there is a God in Heaven.
We shall keep this promise, just as we have kept every promise which America has made to the Filipino people.