1942 in the Philippines

← 1941 1940 1939 1942 in the Philippines → 1943 1944 1945
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

1942 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1942.

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Quezon (Nacionalista Party)
• Vice President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party)
• Chief Justice: José Abad Santos (until May 7), José Yulo (starting May 7)

Events

• January 2 -Japanese troops enters Manila.
• January 3 -
  • Masaharu Homma appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942)
  • General Masaharu Homma declares the end of American Rule in the Philippines
  • Martial Law declared
• January 13 - All forms of opposition against the Japanese forces declared subject to death penalty
• January 23 - An executive committee, composed of Filipinos, is formed by General Homma as a conduit of the military administration's policies and requirements.
• February 17 - The Japanese Military Government issues an order adopting the Japanese educational system in The Country
• February 20 - President Quezon and the war cabinet leave for the US
• March 11 - General MacArthur leaves for Australia to take command of the South Western Pacific Area
• March 13 - The Commonwealth government is moved to the US
• March 29 - The People's Anti-Japanese Army or Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap) is organized.
• April 9 - Bataan, under US commander General Edward King, is the last province that surrenders to the Japanese armies.
• May 6 - Corregidor Island falls to Japanese forces.
• June 8 - Shizuichi Tanaka appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942–1943)
• June 14 - The Commonwealth of the Philippines becomes a member of the United Nations.
• December 30 - The Kalibapi is organized by the Japanese.

Unknown date

April 1942 - A pro-US resistance movement is organized, mainly to provide data to the US on enemy positions.

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