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 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 - Filipino Politician
• 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 Unknowned

• 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 Unknowned

• Pablo Amorsolo, Filipino Painter (b. 1898)

References