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  2. 1942 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Philippines adopts Japan Standard Time at 12:00 a.m. moving the clock one hour ahead. [1] Bicolano guerilla forces engage the amassed concentration of Japanese garrisons in Naga. May 3 – Japanese starts to occupy the Philippines. May 5 – Japanese troops lands on Corregidor Island for the last stand of attack by Filipino and American forces.

  3. Battle of Corregidor - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

  4. Japanese occupation of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The 76,000 starving and sick American and Filipino defenders in Bataan surrendered on 9 April 1942, and were forced to endure the infamous Bataan Death March on which 7,000–10,000 died or were murdered. The 13,000 survivors on Corregidor surrendered on 6 May. Japan occupied the Philippines for over three years, until the surrender of Japan. A ...

  5. Pantingan River massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Pantingan River massacre (Filipino: Pagpatay sa Ilog Pantingan) was the mass execution of Filipino and American officers and non-commissioned officers Prisoners-of-War by members of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Bataan Death March on April 12, 1942, in Bagac, Bataan. [2]

  6. March 1942 - Wikipedia

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    Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines began. The British light cruiser Naiad was torpedoed and sunk south of Crete by German submarine U-565. Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas by decree reiterated his powers to declare war or a state of national emergency, clearing the way for the seizure of subjects and property of Axis countries. [20]

  7. Philippines campaign (1941–1942) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Category:1942 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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  9. List of massacres in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    August 1942 Dansalan, Lanao: Unknown (Civilians) A company of Japanese soldiers went to the city and started burning houses. As the population panicked and resisted, the Japanese soldiers started bayoneting and shooting at them. Four Japanese soldiers died as well during the incident. [21] Pagaeaw-aeaw Tragedy (War crime) 21 October 1942 Banga ...