1942 in the Philippines

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1942 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1942.

Incumbents[]

President Manuel Quezon

Events[]

  • January 2 – Japanese troops enters Manila.
  • January 3
  • January 13 – All forms of opposition against the Japanese forces declared subject to death penalty
  • January 23 – An executive committee, composed of Filipinos, is formed by General Homma as a conduit of the military administration's policies and requirements.
  • February 17 – The Japanese Military Government issues an order adopting the Japanese educational system in The Country
  • February 20 – President Quezon and the war cabinet leave for the United States.
  • March 11 – General MacArthur leaves for Australia to take command of the South Western Pacific Area
  • March 13 – The Commonwealth government is moved to the United States
  • March 29 – The People's Anti-Japanese Army or Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap) is organized.
  • April 9 – Bataan, under US commander General Edward King, is the last province that surrenders to the Japanese armies.
  • May 3
    • Start of the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.
  • May 5 – Japanese troops lands on Corregidor Island for the last stand of attack by Filipino and American forces.
  • May 6 – Corregidor Island falls to Japanese forces.
  • June 8 – Shizuichi Tanaka appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942–1943)
  • June 14 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines becomes a member of the United Nations.
  • December 30 – The Kalibapi is organized by the Japanese.

Unknown date[]

  • April – A pro-US resistance movement is organized, mainly to provide data to the US on enemy positions.

Births[]

  • March 22 – Spanky Manikan, actor (d. 2018)
  • May 1 – Edcel Lagman, lawyer and politician
  • August 11 – Delia Albert, career diplomat
  • August 15 – Jun Chipeco Jr., politician
  • September 10 – Lito Legaspi, actor (d. 2019)
  • September 11 – Ernesto Herrera, former senator (d. 2015)
  • September 14 – Arturo Macapagal, olympic shooter (d. 2015)
  • September 16 – Tommy Abuel, actor
  • October 3 – Kidlat Tahimik, film director and writer
  • October 31 – Eduardo Castrillo, sculptor (d. 2016)
  • November 5 – Elias Tolentino, basketball player (d. 2017)
  • November 24 – Freddie Webb, actor, basketball player, and politician
  • December 18 – Salvador Escudero, politician and veterinarian (d. 2012)
  • December 20 – Danilo Suarez, politician

Deaths[]

  • May 2 – José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1886)


References[]

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