HISTORY WATCH: Camp Phillips – named after Del Monte harvest superintendent who joined the guerilla movement during WW II

Did you know that Camp Phillips in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, the headquarters of Del Monte Phils. Inc.’s Plantation Operations, is named after one of its harvest superintendents? During World War II, when the Japanese discovered the plantation’s airstrips, most Del Monte expatriates and their families were rounded up as prisoners of war. However, one harvest … Continue reading HISTORY WATCH: Camp Phillips – named after Del Monte harvest superintendent who joined the guerilla movement during WW II