Filipinos Working for Peace, Free World supplement poster (English poster distributed in Manila)

An English-language photo poster showing Filipino civilian employees at U.S. bases: Clark Air Base, Sangley Point and Subic Bay. Photographs show firemen, aircraft engine mechanics, radio and drafting staff and ship-repair crews, with named workers in the captions. The text says their work contributes to peace and security in the Far East. The tell is glittering-generalities ('peace', 'security') and plain-folks, ordinary named workers shown doing skilled jobs.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalitiesPlain folks

Date

April 30, 1958

Period

Cold War

Made by

U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Eisenhower Administration

Leader

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Themes

War and the military, Labor

Event

Cold War

Source

Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure

Source

U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026

Rights

Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, April 30, 1958. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949007, 306-PPB-135).

SUPPLEMENT TO Free World VOLUME VII Nº 5 MAY - 1958

FILIPINOS WORKING FOR PEACE

CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT U.S. AIR AND NAVAL BASES IN THE PHILIPPINES CONTRIBUTE VITALLY TO THE JOINT EFFORT IN STRENGTHENING PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE FAR EAST.
HERE IS A FACET OF THE IMPORTANT WORK-- MUCH OF IT REQUIRING HIGH TECHNICAL SKILL--DONE BY FILIPINOS AT:

Filipinos examine jet plane to get practical experience provided by Southern Materiel Area, Pacific (SAMAP).

USAF's CLARK AIR BASE
Angeles, Pampanga
Alert Filipino firemen (left) prevent death toll and minimize property destruction. Right, G. Salgado and A. Gacote, skilled aircraft engineer mechanics, rewire complicated machinery.

U.S. NAVAL STATION
Sangley Point, Cavite
Left, At the Naval Communication Facility, G. Blancaflor (standing) checks radio message with Arturo Reyes. Right, G. Marcelino shows W. Hallford one of his structural designs.

U.S. NAVAL BASE
Subic Bay, Zambales
Three Filipinos assigned to the Ship Repair Facility (left) inspect damaged section of flight deck. Right, U.S. crewman and civilian employees install overhauled yard tug engine.