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The document summarizes a speech given by Camilo Osias, the Acting Director General of Kalibapi, on the first anniversary of Kalibapi's founding on December 7, 1943. Osias discusses how Kalibapi was created to rebuild the Philippines after devastation from World War II. He highlights Kalibapi's work increasing food production, such as a plan to plant 1 million fruit trees on Rizal Day. Osias believes Kalibapi's future achievements will be greater if it continues its mission of serving the Filipino people.

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KALIBAPI-specch 2

The document summarizes a speech given by Camilo Osias, the Acting Director General of Kalibapi, on the first anniversary of Kalibapi's founding on December 7, 1943. Osias discusses how Kalibapi was created to rebuild the Philippines after devastation from World War II. He highlights Kalibapi's work increasing food production, such as a plan to plant 1 million fruit trees on Rizal Day. Osias believes Kalibapi's future achievements will be greater if it continues its mission of serving the Filipino people.

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NAME: Angel O.

Songahid DATE: October 14, 2022

1. What does the document/artifact say?

 The document shows the speech delivered by the Acting Director General of the
Kalibapi Camilo Osias, over Station PIAM, in connection with the first anniversary of the
Kalibapi, December 7, 1943.
 Camilo Osaias says that, the Kalibapi was born of a dire need for creating a new
Philippines out the ruins and debris of the old which the Greater East Asia War, declared
one year earlier, had left in its wake. Country sides had been laid waste, farms had been
devastated, towns and cities had been scorched out of existence.
 In addition, he also enlightens object of helping put the country squarely on its economic
feet has been closely associated with its campaign for increased food production. A
definitive step already taken in this direction is the plan, already publicized, to make this
year’s celebration of Rizal Day a fruit-tree planting day, on which 1,000,000 fruit trees
will be planted all over country’s food supply and economic wealth by such a practical
project is so obvious that further elucidation is superfluous. Its moral and educational
values are, needless to say, incalculable.
 To end, he utters only the future can tell how effective the Kalibapi will be as an
instrumentally in aiding our country and people to weather the storms of the presents
global conflict. But if its future is to be judged by its past, the Kalibapi can be expected to
rise to loftier heights of achievements. Tonight, therefore, as we pause to appraise its
work can face the future undaunted and calm in the confidence that despite unfounded
initial prejudices against it, it has performed signal service for our people and its resolved
to carry out its high mission with the good of our country always its first and foremost
consideration.

2. What was the provenance of source of the document/artifact?

 The origin of source of the document is the office of the Solicitor General Library.
 President Museum and Library. 2/F Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang, J.P Laurel Street, San Miguel,
Manila.

3. Who authored it?


 Camillo Osias (1943-1945). Director General.
 Pio Duran. Secretary General
 Formed by the Philippine Executive Commission (komisyong Tagapagpanggap ng Pilipinas)
under the leadership of Jorge Vargas, the party was created by Proclamation No. 1942 banning
all existing political parties and creating the new governing alliance.
4. What was the context of the primary source’s production?
 The context of the primary source was the Speech delivered by the Acting Director General of
the Kalibapi Camillo Osias, in connection with the first anniversary of the Kalibapi.
 It occurred over Station PIAM, Manila, December 7, 1943.
 In this document Camillo Osias started his speech talking about Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa
Bagong Pilipinas, or the Kalibapi for short, will be exactly a year old, for it was on December 8,
1942, that the Association was inaugurated. It is only meet and proper that on the eve of its first
anniversary we pause a while to ponder upon the significance of its establishment and take
stock of its achievements as a popular agency in the promotion of the general welfare and in the
pursuit of our national ideals.

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