DUMAGUETE DURING WORLD WAR II

(SUMMARY)
Imperial Japanese forces landed at Dumaguete on 26 May 1942, after the fall of the Philippines, and all
of Negros Oriental Province surrendered shortly thereafter. Resistance against the Japanese occupation
continued by guerilla groups in the inner mountains, where many native residents had fled to. The local
Negrense guerillas attacked the remaining Japanese officials and troops on August 6, 1945, and after
their victory they welcomed combined American and Filipino forces that formally liberated Negros
Oriental.