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Incumbents
Philippine Commonwealth
- President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party)
- Chief Justice: José Yulo (until July 9), Manuel Moran (starting July 9)
- Congress: 1st
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)
- Vice President: Benigno Aquino, Sr. (until August 17)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Claro M. Recto (until August 17)
- Minister of Justice: Quintin Trance (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).[1]
- 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 28 – Bernardo Bernardo, actor (d. 2018)
- January 30 – Boots Anson-Roa – Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.
- February 2 – Eric Eloriaga, Filipino broadcaster
- February 15 – Julian Daan, radio personality, actor, comedian, incumbent Talisay City, Cebu councilor, former Cebu provincial board member and vice-governor (d. 2019)
- March 6 – Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. (d. 2012)
- March 7 – Leo Martinez, actor, comedian, and film director
- 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 (d. 2016)
- 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 13 – Gil Portes, film director (d. 2017)
- September 15 – Evelyn Fuentebella, Filipino Mayor
- September 16 – Carlos Dominguez III, businessman and former chief executive of Philippine Airlines
- 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)
- Walden Bello, Filipino author, academic and political analyst
- 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
- 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)
- February 21 – Pablo Amorsolo, Filipino painter (b.1898)
- July 31 – Artemio Ricarte, Filipino general (b. 1866)
References
- ^ "100 significant events in Philippine history". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
