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Congress was threatening to withhold post-World War II rebuilding funds unless the Bell Act was ratified. The Philippine Congress obliged on July 2, 1946. After independence, the U.S. continued to direct the country through Central Intelligence Agency operatives like Edward Lansdale.
Jan 21, 2024 · The Third Philippine Republic faced the arduous task of rebuilding its economy after the devastation of World War II. However, through various economic development programs, the country made significant strides towards achieving economic stability and self-sufficiency .
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After World War II, a group of Filipino insurgents who fought against the Japanese and were known as the “Hukbalahap”, or the People’s Anti-Japanese Army, launched an offensive against the Philippines government.
- Pre-Independence History of The Philippines
- 1934 Philippine Independence Act
- World War II and The Filipino Guerrilla Movement
- Liberation of The Philippines from The Japanese
- Post-War Rehabilitation
- Philippine Commonwealth Election of 1946
- Philippine Independence Day 1946
The road to July 4, 1946 was long and tenuous. The Philippines had been a Spanish colony since 1565, and since that time numerous revolts broke out challenging Spanish rule. These revolts were disunited, however, until the nineteenth century when nationalism brought forth a more united anti-colonial movement. This culminated in a revolution that br...
Quezon, the dominant political leader in the Philippines at that time, believed he could influence the new American president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Democratic congress to rectify his main objections in a new Philippine independence bill. Roosevelt and the congress were busy with New Deal policies and were only willing to resuscitate the H...
Halfway through the experiment, World War II broke out in Europe. Trade was disrupted, and the reality of war reaching the Philippines loomed. The gravity of some problems delayed enforcement of various plans, and some began to ask whether 10 years were enough. Quezon, however, attempted to advance independence at least privately, although this did...
Gen. MacArthur, who had promised to return, landed in Leyte in October 1944, thus commencing the military campaign to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese. In the ensuing struggle, Manila and most of the major Philippine cities suffered grievous damage. MacArthur declared the military campaign on Luzon closed on July 4, 1945, but the bulk of ...
As the war ended, the Philippines counted the cost. Over a million Filipinos had died or were killed, out of a population of 18 million. Manila and most of the major cities were in ruins. Severe inflation had set in as a result of the Japanese occupation, and farms were fallow; farm animals too had died because of the war. Industries, transportatio...
As the date of independence approached, a multitude of problems had to be solved. Amidst the disunity, tension, and uncertainty of the immediate post-war Philippines, there had to be a final election for the Commonwealth. Osmeña chose to run for reelection; Manuel Roxas, ambitious contender and also Quezon’s own choice as successor, ran against him...
This was a big international event, but the Philippines did not yet have a Department of Foreign Affairs. It had to rely on the US government for much of the preparations. May 1946 saw the start of a flurry of events to plan out the final days of the Commonwealth and prepare for Independence Day. A joint Filipino-American committee was formed to ir...
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Timeline. Prehistoric period (pre-900) Precolonial period (900–1565) Spanish colonial period (1565–1898) American colonial period (1898–1946) Post-independence (1946–1965) Marcos era (1965–1986)
Manila came to be the second most devastated Allied city in World War II. Ruins of the Battle for Manila--and the city's prewar culture--were bulldozed to give way to reconstruction.
Learn about the Third Republic of the Philippines, the era of sovereignty and democracy after the end of US colonial rule.
