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The Espionage Act of 1941 or Commonwealth Act No. 616 is a Philippine law which criminalizes acts of espionage against the Philippines.Adopted in 1941 by the National Assembly of the Philippines, during the Commonwealth era when the islands were still an American territory, it also covers acts committed against the United States.
The Philippines campaign (Filipino: Kampanya sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Campaña en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japonés, Japanese: フィリピンの戦い, romanized: Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Filipino: Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the United States territory of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the ...
Scott, William Henry (1992), Looking for the prehispanic Filipino: and other essays in Philippine history, New Day Publishers, ISBN 978-971-10-0524-5 Seekins, Donald M. (1991), "Historical Setting—Outbreak of War, 1898; World War II, 1941-45" , in Dolan (ed.), Philippines: A Country Study , Washington: Library of Congress , retrieved December ...
December 8 – Start of the Japanese Invasion of the Philippines.; December 20 – President Quezon, his family and the war cabinet move to Corregidor Island.; December 26 – General MacArthur declares Manila an open city.
Year Date Event Source c.200 AD The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were depicting children (head is the lead of the jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars had a "facial expression".
The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million ...
Japanese invasion of Panay (Filipino: Paglusob ng mga Hapones sa isla ng Panay, Hiligaynon: Pagsulong sang mga Hapon sa Panay) on April 16–18, 1942 was the second landing in the Visayas Islands after Fil-American forces surrendered in Bataan on April 9, 1942.
Major General Kawaguchi Kiyotake sent 124th Infantry Regiment to west coast of southern Cebu and landed in Barangay Bato, Pinamungajan, Cebu on April 16. Kawaguchi moved north with tanks and artillery support towards Toledo. [3] Opposing them is 1st Battalion 82nd Infantry under Major Daniel Iway.