Article: That 'Yamashita gold'.(Opinion & Editorial)

(Editors note: Most treasure hunters in search of the Yamashita gold hoard dont realize that the fabled general was hastily flown to Manila in October, 1944, to prevent MacArthurs return cited in this article.)

AGAIN and again we keep hearing of treasure hunters looking for hidden gold allegedly left by Japanese soldiers and their ranking officers or generals.

In Sorsogon province this week, Gov. Raul Lee reported to the AFP battalion commander the unruly conduct of soldiers who reportedly "fired their guns to scare away curious residents" who flocked to the area where excavations and treasure hunters were seen in Bulan town.

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