1945 in the Philippines

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Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:
  • films

Incumbents[]

Philippine Commonwealth[]

President Sergio Osmeña
President Jose P. Laurel

Second Philippine Republic[]

  • President: José P. Laurel (until August 17)
  • Prime Minister: Jorge B. Vargas (until August 17)
  • Chief Justice: José Yulo (until July 9), Manuel Moran (starting July 9)
  • Vice President: Benigno Aquino, Sr. (until August 17)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Claro M. Recto (until August 17)
  • Minister of Justice: (until August 17)
  • Minister of Home Affairs: Teofilo Sison (until August 17)

Events[]

January[]

February[]

  • February 3 – March 3 – Battle of Manila United States forces enter the outskirts of Manila to capture it from the Japanese Imperial Army, starting the battle.
  • February 7 – General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
  • February 16–26 – Battle of Corregidor American and Filipino ground forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
  • February 16 – Combined American and Filipino forces recapture the Bataan Peninsula.
  • February 21 – April 26 – Battle of Baguio (1945)
  • February 23
    • Raid at Los Baños – The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, freed the captives of the Los Baños internment camp.
    • The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined American and Filipino ground troops.
    • American and Filipino troops enter Intramuros, Manila.
  • February 28 – April 22 – Invasion of Palawan

March[]

  • March 3 – United States and Filipino troops take Manila, Philippines.
  • March 16 – Establishment of the Congress of Labor Organizations (CLO), a federation of labor organizations organized by former leaders of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap).[1]
  • March 10 – August 15 – Battle of Mindanao
  • March 18 – July 30 – Battle of the Visayas
  • March 19 –
  • March 26 – April 8 – Battle for Cebu City

April[]

June[]

  • June 14 – Battle of Bessang Pass
  • July 5 – The Philippines are declared liberated.

August[]

  • August 17 – Philippines President José P. Laurel issues an Executive Proclamation putting an end to the Second Philippine Republic, thus ending to his term as President of the Philippines.

September[]

  • September 2 – Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita surrenders to Filipino and American forces at Kiangan, Ifugao.
  • September 26 – The province of Catanduanes is created through Commonwealth Act No. 687.

Births[]

  • January 8 – Rolando Guaves, Filipino cyclist.
  • January 28 – Bernardo Bernardo, actor (d. 2018)
  • January 30 – Boots Anson-Roa – Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.
  • February 2 – Eric Eloriaga, Filipino broadcaster
  • February 15 – Julian Daan, radio personality, actor, comedian, incumbent Talisay City, Cebu councilor, former Cebu provincial board member and vice-governor (d. 2019)
  • March 6 – Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. (d. 2012)
  • March 7 – Leo Martinez, actor, comedian, and film director
  • March 11 – Jose Mari Chan – Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman
  • March 17 – Angelo Reyes – Filipino general and politician (d. 2011)
  • March 18 – Anthony Villanueva – Filipino Olympic Boxer (d. 2014)
  • March 23 – Val Sotto, singer, composer, comedian and Filipino actor.
  • March 26 – Josephine Acosta Pasricha – Filipino indologist
  • March 28 – Rodrigo Duterte – 16th President of the Philippines
  • April 19 – Ignacio Bunye – Filipino public official
  • April 22 – , Filipino Brigadier General
  • May 7 – Helen Gamboa, veteran Actress, former beauty queen and singer
  • May 20 – Ernesto Presas, founder of Filipino martial arts system Kombatan.
  • June 3 –
    • Benhur Salimbangon – Filipino Politician
    • Ramon Jacinto – Filipino musician, radio jockey, TV host and entrepreneur.
  • June 15 – Miriam Defensor Santiago – Filipino Politician (d. 2016)
  • July 5 -Jojo Lapus, showbiz columnist and screenwriter
  • July 23 – Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Filipino diplomat, businessman and philanthropist.
  • August 5 – Richard Gordon, politician
  • August 20 – Pete Lacaba, Filipino film writer, editor, poet, screenwriter, journalist and translator.
  • September 8 – Cheche Lazaro, Filipina broadcast journalist
  • September 13 – Gil Portes, film director (d. 2017)
  • September 15 – Evelyn Fuentebella, Filipino Mayor
  • September 16 – Carlos Dominguez III, businessman and former chief executive of Philippine Airlines
  • September 30 – Victor Ziga, Member of the Senate of the Philippines
  • October 7 – Ross Rival, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
  • October 29 –
  • November 11 –
    • Eddie Peregrina, Filipino singer (d. 1977)
    • Walden Bello, Filipino author, academic and political analyst
  • November 28 – Franklin Drilon, Filipino politician
  • December 2 – Lualhati Bautista, Filipino female novelists
  • December 18 – Renato Diaz, Filipino businessman, economist and congressman
  • December 31 – Liwayway Vinzons-Chato – Filipino Politician

Births unknown[]

  • Isagani R. Cruz, Filipino writer

Deaths[]

  • January 6 – Josefa Llanes Escoda, Filipino advocate of women's suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (b. 1898)
  • January 15 – Pedro Abad Santos, Filipino politician. (b. 1876)
  • February 10 – Anacleto Díaz, Filipino jurist (murdered during the Battle of Manila) (b. 1878)
  • February 12 – Antonio Villa-Real, Filipino jurist (murdered during the Battle of Manila) (b. 1878)
  • February 13 – Maria Orosa, Filipino food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian and war heroine. (born 1893)
  • February 21 – Pablo Amorsolo, Filipino painter (b.1898)
  • July 31 – Artemio Ricarte, Filipino general (b. 1866)

References[]

  1. ^ "100 significant events in Philippine history". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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