10 Mar Planes, Trains, and Batels: Transportation in WW2 Philippines
The Roderick Hall Memorial Lectures
Planes, Trains, and Batels: Transportation in World War II Philippines with Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose
A free webinar presented by Ayala Foundation, Inc. – Filipinas Heritage Library
March 18, 2023 (Saturday) | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Online via Zoom (Free)*Convert to your time zone
Charcoal buses and the “jitney.” Did you know Filipinos used them to get basic goods during World War II? Along with batels, they also used them for reaching safety.Picture the Philippines, even before the Second World War, having railways beyond Luzon. Yes, our country had an extensive transport system. This talk inaugurating the Roderick Hall Memorial Lectures takes a look at how Filipinos got around before, during, and after the Japanese occupation.Watch historian Ricardo T. Jose recalling transportation’s impact on military strategy and Filipinos’ everyday lives.A wealth of vintage photos illustrates the story of rail systems across Luzon and of regional lines in Iloilo, Cebu, and Davao. Learn how Philippine Airlines began soaring in Philippine skies, and how Aboitiz ships started sailing our seas.Sakay na!
Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose
Speaker
Dr. Ricardo T. Jose is a professor at the Department of History, University of the Philippines Diliman. He is the country’s foremost scholar on the Second World War in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific. He specializes in military and diplomatic history, with a focus on the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. He obtained his BA and MA in History from the University of the Philippines, and his Ph.D. from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is the author of several books, monographs, and book chapters published locally and internationally, and has obtained several awards.
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