Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. The love. respect for the man and adoration of a national hero was genuinely and emotionally expressed. It was my great honor and privilege to be in Manila at the time of his arrival. I saw 2 million people turn out to meet and greet him. I saw and heard him address a Fourth of July crowd of 500.000 applauding. cheering. weeping Filipinos. There is one place in the world. Mr. Speaker. where our Nation has friends and that is the freedomloving. Asiatic nation. the jewel of the Far East. the Republic of the Philippines. Their President. Carlos P.