1945 in the Philippines

← 1944 1943 1942 1945 in the Philippines → 1946 1947 1948
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

Incumbents

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)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Claro M. Recto (until August 17)
• Minister of Justice: Quintin Paredes (until August 17)
• Minister of Home Affairs: Teofilo Sison (until August 17)

Events

• January–September – Battle of Maguindanao
• January 6–9 – Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
• January 9–August 15 – Battle of Luzon
• January 30 – Raid at Cabanatuan: 121 American soldiers and 800 Filipino guerrillas free 813 American Prisoners of war from the Japanese-held camp in the city of Cabanatuan in the Philippines.
• January 31–February 21 – Battle of Bataan (1945)
• 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 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).
• March 10–August 15 – Battle of Mindanao
• March 18–July 30 – Battle of the Visayas
• March 19 – Battle of Bacsil Ridge
• March 26–April 8 – Battle for Cebu City
• April 27–August 15 – Battle of Davao
• June 14 – Battle of Bessang Pass
• July 5 – The Philippines are declared liberated.
• 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 2 – Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita surrenders to Filipino and American forces at Kiangan, Ifugao.

Births

• January 8 – Rolando Guaves, Filipino cyclist.
• January 30 – Boots Anson-Roa – Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.
• February 2 – Eric Eloriaga, Filipino broadcaster
• March 6 – Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. (d. 2012)
• 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 – Marcelo B. Javier Jr., 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
• 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 15 – Evelyn Fuentebella, Filipino Mayor
• September 30 – Victor Ziga, Member of the Senate of the Philippines
• October 7 – Ross Rival, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
• October 29 –
  • Reynaldo A. Duque, Ilokano writer (d. 2013)
  • Arnulfo Fuentebella, politician
• November 11 – Eddie Peregrina, Filipino singer (d. 1977)
• 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

• Walden Bello, Filipino author, academic, and political analyst
• 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)
• July 31 – Artemio Ricarte, Filipino general (b. 1866)

Deaths Unknown

• Pablo Amorsolo, Filipino Painter (b. 1898)