JAPANESE OCCUPATION

The
Japanese
Martial
Presented by: AVISO, Louise Yvone S.
SSM 105 - PHILIPPINE HISTORY
AMERICAN ERA TO CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINES
 Lesson
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

1 2 3
a) Describe the initial Restate the abuses of Apply their acquired
period of the Japanese Japanese to the knowledge in a written
Occupation Filipino Citizens, and context
Japanese Occupation 1941 -
1945
• On December 7, 1941 at 7;55am (Hawaii time) the Japanese attacks
the Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii.
First Japanese Air Attacks
• Few hours after they bomb the Pearl Harbor. Japanese air
squadrons swept the Philippine skies spreading a horrible shadow
death. Davao City, Baguio, Tarlac, Clark Field and Tuguegarao
were bombes.
 Gen. Douglas
McArthur
• He led defending the
Philippines and United
States soldiers.
• Designated as Commander
of the United States Armed
Forces in the Asia-Pacific
Region.
• He also the one who
declared Manila an open
city.
 Start of the Japanese
• On January 2 Japanese occupied Manila.

Occupation
• The Japanese Military immediately began organizing a new government structure in the
Philippines. Although they promised independence for the Islands after the occupation.
General Masaharu
Homma
• He is the commander-in-
chief of the Japanese
Imperial Forces.
• He issued the proclamation
announcing the end of
American Occupation and
the imposition of martial law
in the country.
• On January 3, 1942, the Japanese High
Command established the Japanese
Military Administration to supervise the
popular, economic and cultural affairs of
the conquered nation.
Major General Yoshihide Hayashi
Major General Takazi W
• First director - general. • Second and last general - director.
Father Rufino
Santos • He became the first
Filipino Cardinal of the
Catholic Church and
Archbishop of Manila.
• He was imprisoned due
to engaging in
subversion activities.
• Other priests are also
imprisoned because of
this.
 Jorge B. Vargas
• Mayor of greater Manila
before the Japanese
Occupation.
THANK YOU!