I knew that there was no government in the whole of the Philippines.

Our fleet had destroyed the only government there was, and there was no other government; there was a reign of terror throughout the Philippines, looting, robbing, murdering; a reign of terror throughout the islands." _La Laguna_ Having brought our tourist friends safely back to Manila, we must now leave them there and strike out by ourselves if we are to see other provinces.
La Laguna lies just east of Manila.

Of it we learn that: "Laguna Province was so overrun by bands of robbers that the head of the pueblo of San Pablo ordered the people to concentrate in the town to avoid their attacks." [305] _Bataan_ The province of Bataan lies just across the bay from Manila.
"On January 10, 1899, the secretary of the interior directed the governor of Bataan Province to ascertain the whereabouts of a number of men who had just deserted with their rifles from the commands there.

He was to appeal to their patriotism and tell them that if they would but return to their companies their complaints would be attended to and they would be pardoned." [306] _Zambales_ Zambales joins Bataan on the west and north.

On November 13, 1898, Wenceslao Vinvegra wrote to Aguinaldo describing the state of affairs in this province.