Film begins showing interior of the Stock Exchange in Manila, Philippines. Filipino and American traders in white shirts bid and sell in the Manila Stock Exchange, located in the business district of Escolta (Philippine National Bank Building-Escolta Escolta St Binondo, Manila 1006 Metro Manila). Traders talk with phones. On the sugar board, brokers continue to conduct general buy and sell activities. Sign says 'Manila Stock Exchange'.
Rotary Club of Manila meeting in Manila Hotel (1 Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila, 0913 Metro Manila) in Manila, Philippines. Prominent American and Filipino businessmen present in a meeting at Manila Rotary Club. Sign says “Twentieth Anniversary'. Speakers Mr. Carlos P. Romulo (Filipino diplomat and Rotary International Vice President) and Mr. Ned Hall both give speeches as members listen. Members seated at a table and smoking cigars. Members receive Rotary badges.
Inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines after the end of World War II. A man with a pet dog. Delegates at a field and pose for camera. Representatives of Brazil, Argentina, and Poland disembark from a U.S. plane. Unidentified U.S. Senators and delegates at Nichols Airfield in Manila. View of a civic parade.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King is asked about how long he was at Camp O'Donnell. He says that he was there from April 13, 1942 to June 1, 1942. He recalls that at the camp the commanding officer of the prison camp addressed them. Major Tisdell being questioned about the Red Cross supplies. He says that once Red Cross food and medical supplies arrived at the camp gates but were not permitted to enter. He also speaks about the number of times he was questioned at the camp and that he was offered an opportunity to move to Manila and work for the Japanese. He says that a number of times the prisoners were beaten for no reason by the Japanese guards.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King, is asked about a base hospital. He says that injured American soldiers were taken care of. He also says that enough ration was available for American troops in Bataan. He testifies that Major General Edward King was taken from Camp O'Donell to a camp at Tarlac. A member of the tribunal asks about the time when the order of the surrender was issued. Tisdell replies that he does not remember the exact time. He also talks about December 1941 when he worked in an artillery section in Manila. A woman at a typewriter as Major Tisdell testifies.
Sports activities of Filipino people in the Philippines during World War II. Filipinos gather outside the Rizal Memorial Coliseum (Ocampo St, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila) in Manila, Philippines. Different sports activities of Filipino people. Filipino professional players compete during a baseball competition in Manila. Young indigenous Igorot teenagers play baseball in the Cordilleras Region. Participants swim in a pool during a swimming contest. People gather for a horse-racing contest. They watch the horses and cheer. Filipino men playing Sepak Takraw, also known as kick volleyball. Igorot men engage in amateur boxing outdoors. An American G.I. acts as a commentator during the match. Boys compete in amateur boxing. Filipino boxer Ceferino Garcia participates in a boxing contest. Billboards of American brands such as Chesterfield, Texaco, Camel and Socony to Baguio City. A gas station sign showing the distance to various cities in Northern Philippines.