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)

Commonwealth of the Philippines

• President: Sergio Osmena
• Vice President: vacant
• Chief Justice: Jose Yulo (until July 09), Manuel Moran (starting July 09)
• Congress: 1st Congress

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.
  • United States and Filipino troops recapture Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
• March 4 - The re-establishment of the general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army with the Philippine Constabulary was given back to relocated in Manila after the liberation turns to military operations against the Japanese in Luzon.
• 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.

Unknowned date

• February:
  • Manila Massacre was began the involved atrocities committed against the Filipino non-combatant civilians to approximately of all 100,000 to 500,000 were died and killed around the city of Manila by the military hands of the Imperial Japanese troops during the Battle of Manila.
  • Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army military units of almost 48,000 to 140,000 men without the Philippine Constabulary was sending military operations for the liberated Manila from the mainly general headquarters of the Commonwealth Army in Central and Southern Luzon was aiding the recognized guerrillas and the American troops was preparing engagements to our attack by the Japanese Marines and Army force during the liberating battle.

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

1. "100 significant events in Philippine history". Retrieved February 6, 2016.