the history of the philippines, part 10,Japan@postWW2

Part 10 concerns the JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF Philippines territory from december 8, 1941 to august 17, 1945.
The Japanese bombed several places in PH, mainly in Davao city, Baguio, Aparri, Iba, Tarlac, simultaneously , four hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor.
Louis Taruc established the Hukbalahap, the strongest guerilla group unit in Central Luzon, Taruc being the leader of the Communist Party in the PH.
Bataan fell, we discussed more often in this blog, Corregidor island was the last bastion of PH and USA forces.Gen.Masaharu Homma took over the command and he is chief of the Japanese imperial forces.In 1943 the Japanese sponsored the Philipino Republic, Jose Laurel is President.
In 1944 it was General McArthur himself who attacked the Japanese on four different places in PH,together with support of Osmena( President),Romulo ( General),and others.see the picture of the landing in Leyte island,Tacloban in 1944, october 20.( Palo Leyte).october 24-26 big battle between Japanese and PH/USA forces.
In Leyte Gulf, in Surigao street, off Samar, and off Cape Engado.
Finally in 1945, august 15, Japan surrendered unconditionally after two ATOMIC BOMBS on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Sept 2 1945 WW2 in the Pacific ended.( surrender of Japan on board of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay).
Then the Post World War2 period could start, finally after many occupations and a lot of dead peoples from several nationalities.
Parity rights were fixed between USA and Philippines.USA has the right to dispose, of exploit, develop, and utilize Philippine''s natural resources.( 1946).
juli 4 1946: INDEPENDENCE of the PH
President Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third PH Republic.Roxas is family of Mar Roxas( and Korina), who is the 2010 runner for election of vice President, next to President to be elected Ninoy Aquino,of the Liberal Party PH,mar is very popular,he is senator second Term,got 20 million votes last time!!,and Ninoy and Mar are ahead in the Polls for Elections may 2010.
In 1947 it was decided that the Americans were allowed to continue the military bases and stations for 99 years.( untill 2046).So the Subic naval area and the Clark Zone/airbase near to Angeles City in Luzon island remain important to the USA.( Pampanga province).
The more they have arrangements for southern islands of PH, mainly in Mindanao island, to be able to fight against the enemy of the PH.
1948: outlaw of the Hukbalahap.
april 15, 1948 Roxas died
Quirino new President.
1953:election of President and vice P,
Magsaysay P and Garcia VP, National.Party.
1954: finally the Taruc agreement was cancelled through intervention of Aquino sr.
South East Asia treaty Organization =seato, organished and established,to hinder communism in the area.
1957: the president killed in an airplane accident in Cebu island. Garcia succeeded him.
1961:again another President, this time the Macapagal, first name Diosdado.
Independence day switched to june 12 !!

This ended the post WW2 period.
next time the recent history with Marcos and Martial Law and peoples Movement with Aquino.
God save the PH.