Makapili
| Makapili | |
|---|---|
| Makabayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino | |
 | |
| Foundation | November 1944 |
| Dissolved | 1945 |
| Country |  Second Philippine Republic |
| Motives | Support for Japanese occupiers in the Philippines |
| Size | 4,000–6,000 |
The Makabayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino (Patriotic Association of Filipinos), better known as the Makapili, was a militant group formed in the Philippines in 1944 during World War II to give military aid to the Imperial Japanese Army.[1] Organised by Benigno Ramos and Artemio Ricarte, they were born out of José P. Laurel's refusal to conscript Filipinos for Japan.[2]
The Japanese decreed that the group should be founded in November 1944 when they brought together many of the supporters of the defunct Ganap Party.[3] Like Ganap its main area of support was Metro Manila, although Makapili established chapters across the islands, attracting some support.[4] In all it attracted 4 to 6,000 members, many of them poor or landless farmers who came to the group due to vague promises of land reform after the war.[5] Their main purpose was to counter the recognized guerrilla and the Philippine Commonwealth military activity by anti-Japanese forces in rural areas and to this end members of Makapili were given rudimentary military training.[5]
After the war ended in 1945, the group was disbanded and vilified for its involvement in some Japanese atrocities in the islands and individual members faced trials for treason as a result.[6]
A 1951 film of the same name was made starring Justina David.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "G.R. No. L-943". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Jovito Salonga, 'A tribute to Dr. Jose P. Laurel'
- ^ William J. Pomeroy, The Philippines: Colonialism, Collaboration, and Resistance, p. 114
- ^ "ASIAN JOURNAL a San Diego original. The 1st Asian Journal in Ca,USA. A Filipino American weekly. Online - Digital - Print Editions". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ a b Stein Ugelvik Larsen, Fascism Outside Europe, Columbia University Press, 2001, p. 785
- ^ "G.R. No. L-885". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Makapili (1951)". IMDb. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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