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JAPANESE PERIOD IN THE PHILIPPINES

January 2, 1942 to September 2, 1945 : 

January 2, 1942 to September 2, 1945

TIMELINE : 

TIMELINE

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The Japanese occupation was the period in the history of the Philippines between 1942 and 1945, when the Empire of Japan occupied the previously American-controlled Philippines during World War II.

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The invasion of Japanese in the Philippines started on December 8, 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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By that time, the defending Philippine and U.S. troops were under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. Lacking air cover, the American Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines withdrew to Java on December 12, 1941.

December 22, 1941 : 

December 22, 1941 Japanese troops landed at the Lingayen Gulf.

Under the pressure of superior numbers, the defending forces withdrew to Bataan Peninsula and to the island of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay where they entrenched and tried to hold until the arrival of reinforcements. But no reinforcements arrived. : 

Under the pressure of superior numbers, the defending forces withdrew to Bataan Peninsula and to the island of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay where they entrenched and tried to hold until the arrival of reinforcements. But no reinforcements arrived.

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MANILA was declared as an open city to prevent its destruction and was occupied by the Japanese on January 2, 1942.

April 9, 1942 : 

April 9, 1942 The besieged U.S.-Filipino army on Bataan finally fell down.

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The surrender at Bataan was the largest surrender in American and Filipino military history, and was the largest United States surrender since the American Revolution.

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80,000 prisoners of war captured by the Japanese at Bataan were forced to undertake the “Bataan Death March” to a prison camp 105 kilometers to the north.

It is estimated that as many as 10,000 men, weakened by disease and malnutrition and treated harshly by their captors, died before reaching their destination. : 

It is estimated that as many as 10,000 men, weakened by disease and malnutrition and treated harshly by their captors, died before reaching their destination. C:\Users\WIN7\Desktop\YouTube_-_Battle _of_Bataan_-_Death_March.flv

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Japan fully captured the Philippines on May 6, 1942, after the Battle of Corregidor.

Occupation in the Philippines : 

Occupation in the Philippines

October 1943 : 

October 1943 The Japanese military authorities immediately organized a new government structure in the Philippines.

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Although the Japanese had promised independence after their occupation, they initially organized a Council of State through which they directed civil affairs until October 1943, when they declared the Philippines an independent republic.

October 14, 1943 : 

Japanese-sponsored Philippine republic headed by President José P. Laurel was established. October 14, 1943

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Japan’s effort to win Filipino loyalty then found expression in the establishment of this Japanese-sponsored “Philippine Republic,” with José P. Laurel as the president.

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However, Japanese occupation of the Philippines was opposed by increasingly effective underground and guerrilla activity that ultimately reached large-scale proportions. Postwar investigations showed that about 260,000 people were in guerrilla organizations and that members of the anti-Japanese underground were even more numerous.

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The major element of resistance in the Central Luzon area was furnished by the Hukbalahap (Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon) – (People’s Army Against the Japanese), which armed some 30,000 people and extended their control over much of Luzon.

The effectiveness of these guerillas were such that by the end of the war, Japan controlled only twelve of the forty-eight provinces in the Philippines.

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LUIS TARUC a communist party member since 1939, is the leader of HUKBALAHAP.

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During this times, the people suffered greatly from Japanese brutality, and the puppet government added little support.

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An estimated 200,000 Asian women were also drafted into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. On the 63rd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, over two dozen elderly Filipino women rallied in front of the Japanese embassy demanding reparations from Japan, for sexual slavery endured at the hands of Japanese troops.

End of Occupation : 

End of Occupation

October 20, 1944 : 

October 20, 1944 MacArthur's Allied forces landed on the island of Leyte accompanied by Osmeña, who had succeeded to the Commonwealth Presidency upon the death of Quezon on August 1, 1944.

October 23-26, 1944 : 

The landing was followed by the greatest naval engagement in history, called variously the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the second battle of the Philippine Sea. October 23-26, 1944

July 5, 1945 : 

July 5, 1945 MacArthur announced “All the Philippines are now liberated.” The great U.S. victory effectively destroyed the Japanese navy and opened the way for the recovery of the Philippine islands.

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The Japanese had suffered over 425,000 dead in the Philippines. The Philippines suffered great loss of life and monstrous physical destruction by the time the war was over. An estimated 1 million Filipinos had been killed, and Manila was extensively damaged.

October 14 1943 : 

October 14 1943 The new republic was inaugurated on the front steps of the legislative building in Manila.

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The Philippine flag was hoisted as the national anthem was played.

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The Japanese then started using propaganda to gain the trust and confidence of Filipinos who refused to cooperate with them. They hung giant posters and distribute their materials that contains such slogans as "the Philippines belong to the Filipinos."

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they also used newspapers, movies, and others to publicize the same idea. Promoting Japanese propaganda was one of the main objectives of the KALIBAPI, but still Japanese failed to gain the trust of the Filipinos.

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August 6, 1945 The US troops bombarded Hiroshima using an plutonium atomic bomb.

August 9, 1945 : 

August 9, 1945 Second bombing of US destructed the whole city of Nagasaki having casualties of 80,000 people approximately.

September 2, 1945 : 

September 2, 1945 Japan formally accepted defeat upon signing a treaty on board USS Missouri at Tokyo Bay.

ARIGATO GOZAIMASU : 

ARIGATO GOZAIMASU FOR LISTENING…. (^_^)