VPAA’s paper on NegOr during WW2 gets published by NHCP
A paper on the liberation of Negros Oriental during World War II by Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, Silliman University (SU) vice president for academic affairs, was published in the National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ (NHCP) Journal on Philippine Local History and Heritage.
NHCP announced the availability of the Journal’s 6th Volume (Nos. 1 and 2) and 7th Volume (No. 1) on their Facebook page, October 11, 2021.
Cleope’s paper, titled “Operation ‘Storm’: The Liberation of Negros Oriental During World War II,” is part of Volume 6 No. 2 of the Journal.
The paper focused on the operational plan launched by the 77th Infantry of the 7th Military District on September 3, 1944 designed to liberate Negros Oriental from the Japanese forces, which targeted areas that held economic and strategic tactical importance.
Cleope’s paper was based on primary documents and personal accounts examined from the written diaries of the officers and men of the 7th Military District housed at the Robert B. Silliman World War II Papers Collection, SU Main Library.
In October 2019, Cleope presented this paper during the National Conference on the 75th Anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings at Leyte Normal University (LNU). He was one of the 15 history experts from the academe and cause-oriented groups in the Philippines and abroad who presented their papers during the conference organized by NHCP and LNU.
The Journal of Philippine Local History & Heritage of the NHCP is open to original, unpublished papers on local history and heritage. It is a peer-reviewed publication that appears twice a year (February and August).
According to the NHCP’s website, the Journal also welcomes papers on “little-known or unused local archival materials are of immense interest, as are original, new studies of local history, traditions, and museums” and “heritage conservation, especially those that contribute to the improvement of past or current practices and offer new ideas and approaches to the preservation of heritage.”
The Journal aims to address the growing interest in history and heritage of the general public, whose engagement is “necessary to deepen our understanding of the past and to preserve our heritage.”
