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The document provides a chronological list of important events in Philippine history from 1942 to 1986, including the fall of Bataan and Corregidor to Japanese forces, MacArthur's return to liberate the Philippines, the country gaining independence from the US, the declaration of martial law under Marcos, and the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos.

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History 6

The document provides a chronological list of important events in Philippine history from 1942 to 1986, including the fall of Bataan and Corregidor to Japanese forces, MacArthur's return to liberate the Philippines, the country gaining independence from the US, the declaration of martial law under Marcos, and the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos.

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78. Fall of Bataan. April 9, 1942. General Edward P.

King surrendered to spare the lives of battle weary and


outnumbered Filipino and American soldiers who were defending Bataan. They ran out of ammunition, supplies
and had no reinforcements.

79. Fall of Corregidor. May 6, 1942. General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered the entire USAFFE in the Philippines
to General Masaharu Homma of the Japanese Imperial Army.

80. Leyte landing. October 20, 1944. General Douglas MacArthur landed in Leyte Gulf with Sergio Osmeña Sr. and
Carlos P. Romulo. This signaled the retaking of the Philippines from the Japanese soldiers. It was also a fulfillment of
MacArthur’s promise in 1942 when he said "I shall return."

81. Sergio Osmeña succeeded President Quezon as President of the Commonwealth. August 1, 1944. President
Quezon died of Tuberculosis while he was in the United States.

82. Makabayang Kalipunan ng mga Pilipino (Makapili). December 8, 1944. The Japanese used its members,
composed of Filipinos, to inform on guerrilla sympathizers. Many of its members were prosecuted after the war for
the atrocities they committed against the people.

83. Establishment of the Congress of Labor Organizations (CLO). March 16. 1945. The CLO, first called Committee of
Labor Organizations, was a federation of labor organizations organized by former leaders of the Hukbo ng Bayan
Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap), which was forced to go underground when the government declared it illegal.

84. Liberation of Manila. 1945. The Americans entered Manila and liberated many Filipino and American internees
at the University of Santo Tomas. Manila was devastated after the war. General Douglas MacArthur turned over the
civilian government to Sergio Osmeña Sr.

85. United Nations membership. September 1945. The Philippines joined the United Nations.

86. Philippine Independence from America. July 4, 1946. America eventually let go of the Philippines.

87. Alto Broadcasting Network and DZXL-TV Channel 9. 1953. The first commercial television station that developed
into what is now ABS- CBN.

88. Death of President Ramon Magsaysay. March 17, 1957. The President’s plane crashed in Manunggal, Cebu. His
death grieved the Filipino people and caused an immediate transition of leadership in government.

89. Reestablishment of the Communist Party of the Philippines. December 27. 1968. Jose Ma. Sison reestablished
the old communist party.

90. Martial law. September 21, 1972. President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081 declaring martial law
to "save the Republic" from crime and violence. Marcos abolished the Congress and created the semiparliament
Batasang Pambansa. It caused the takeover of many private businesses by the government, exile, disappearances
and imprisonment of individuals critical of the government.

91. Assassination of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. August 21, 1983. The senator was assassinated at the Manila
International Airport, now named in his honor.

92. COMELEC Employees’ Walk-Out. February 9, 1986. Thirty computer technicians of the Commission on Elections
walked out of their jobs after they were ordered to cheat the election returns in favor of President Marcos.

93. Military mutiny. February 23, 1986. Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and AFP Vice Chief of Staff Fidel V.
Ramos defected from the Marcos administration. People gathered at EDSA to protect them from pro-
administration soldiers. Two days after, President Marcos went on exile to Hawaii.

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