Japanese Presence in The Philippines Jan. 3 1942- Aug.

15 1945

Wako in the Cagayan River named Agoo, La union

By the end of the Spanish Period they are about 4000 Japanese in the country

1903- 15000 Japanese participated in the construction of the Kennon Road in Baguio

Increase of the price of Hemp

USAFF forces fought the Japanese

Gen. Wainrwright surrendered in order to avoid a total massacre

7000 Americans and Filipinos were forced to march from Mariveles Bataan to Camp O Donnell. Only
60000 number of marchers survived.

General Masaharu Homma Commander in chief of the imperial force of the Philippines announces
the end of the American sovereignty

George B. Vargas Chairman of the executive commission of the central administrative organization

Seven Departments

Interior
Justice
Finance
Agriculture and Commerce
Education
Health
Public Welfare

Kempeitai- Japanese Military Police

Makapili-Filipino spies capturing guerillias

Economic Conditions

Wide Spread of looting due to lawlessness

Monetary currency is useless and eventually called Mickey mouse money
Barter became the means of acquiring goods

Cultural Life

Japans dream of creating The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

 Fernando Amorsolo became famous
Tagalog Literature became flourished
Japan sent Musical mission

Educational Reorientation

February 17 1942- Military order no. 2 Japanese educational Policy

Propagate Filipino culture

Promote love for labor
Diffusion of primary and vocational education

Guerilla Warfare

*main objective is to destabilize the Japanese sponsored government

* the popular units are

HUKBALAHAP- Ing Masala

ROTC hunters the crushing unit- Thunderclap

President Quezons own guerrilla group PQOG

*KALIBO WAR BULLETIN in panay *

Three important functions

*ambush and kills enemies and civilians

*relay important information to gen. McArthur

*Liquidate spies and Japanese sympathizer

President Quezon went to America through the ship President COOLIDGE

Pacific war council member pres. Quezon and an active member

DATE TO REMEMBER
JULY 22 1941 JAPAN INVADES INDOCHINA

DEC. 8 1941 THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR

DEC.11 1941 INVASION OF APARRI CAGAYAN

DEC.12 1941 BOBARDMENT OF NICHOLAS AIR

DEC.13 1941 LEGAZPI ALBAY FALLS

DEC.22 1941 FALL OF DAVAO

DEC. 24 1941 USAFFE FORCES RETREATS

DEC.26 1941 MANILA DECLARED AS AN OPEN CITY

JAN 2-3 1942 VICTOROUS JAPANESE ENTER MANILA

FEB. 17 1942 MILITARY ORDEAL NO. 2

MARCH 11 1942 I SHALL RETURN

MAR. 26 1942 PHILIPPINE GOVERN. EXILED

APRIL 9 1942 THE FALL OF BATAAN

APRIL 10 1942 THE DEATH MARCH START

MAY 14 1942 CORREGIDOR FALLS

AUG. 1 1942 MANUEL QUEZON DIED ,SARANAK LAKE

OCT.14 1943 JAPANESE SPONSORED INDEPENDENCE

SEP. 21 1944 71 AMERICAN BOMBERS

OCT. 20 1944 EXILED GOVERNMENT RETURNS

OCT 24-26 1944 BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF

OCT.25 1944 BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT

JAN. 9 1945 LINGAYEN GULF LANDINGS

FEB. 27 1945 MCARTHUR GIVE POWER TO OSMENA

MAR. 3 1945 AMERICAN RETAKE MANILA

JULY 4 1945 ALLIED FORCES RECAPTURE LUZON

JULY 26 1945 POSTDAM DECLARATION

AUG. 6 1945 FIRST ATOMIC BOMB OVER HIROSHIMA

AUG.9 1945 SEC. ATOMIC BOMB OVER NAGASAKI

AUG. 15 1945 JAPAN SURRENDER AT TOKYO

BAY,JAPAN. WORLD WAR II IN THE

PACIFIC OFFICIALLY ENDS