1944 in the Philippines

none December 2020 1944 Flag of the Philippines (1943–1945).svg 100px 1944 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1944. Incumbents Philippine Commonwealth thumb|120px|Outgoing President Manuel Quezon thumb|120px|Incoming President Sergio Osmeña thumb|173x173px|President Jose P. Laurel President: Manuel Quezon (Nacionalista Party) (until August 1) Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party) (starting August 1) Vice President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party) (until August 1) vacant (starting August 1) Chief Justice: José Yulo Philippine National Assembly: National Assembly (until February 2) Second Philippine Republic President: José P. Laurel Prime Minister: Jorge B. Vargas Vice President: Benigno Aquino, Sr. Chief Justice: José Yulo Events January January 8 – World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army, Philippine Constabulary and the USAFIP-NL units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. August August 1 – Sergio Osmena assumes the Office of the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines after the death of Manuel Quezon. September September 18 – Filipino forces under the 9th Samar Company of the Philippine Constabulary were ambushed at Barrio Cansumangkay in Balangiga, Samar and attack Japanese Imperial forces. September 21 – US forces raids Manila. September 26 – Tomoyuki Yamashita appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1944–1945). October October 20: General MacArthur lands in Palo, Leyte, accompanied by President Sergio Osmena and US troops.Jose Ricardo July 2, 2021 July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/july-4-1946-philippines-independence October 9, 2025 nationalww2museum.org American forces land on the beaches in Dulag, Leyte, the Philippines, accompanied by Filipino troops entering the town, and fiercely opposed by the Japanese occupation forces. The combined forces liberate Tacloban. October 23 – The Commonwealth government of the Philippines is re-established in Tacloban, Leyte. October 25 – The USS Samuel B Roberts ship goes down during a battle off the central island of Samar.June 25, 2022 'Deepest shipwreck': US WWII ship found off Philippines Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2022-06-deepest-shipwreck-wwii-ship-philippines.html June 26, 2022 December December 8 – Pro-Japanese Philippine generals Pio Duran and Benigno Ramos organize the Makapilis. Holidays Public holidays in the Philippines As per Act No. 2711 section 29,AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ live February 21, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043316/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ October 25, 2017 issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022 https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day live February 21, 2022 Official Holidays https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day July 5, 2020 On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.Act No. 3827 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ live February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20170828111303/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ August 28, 2017 January 1 – New Year's Day February 22 – Legal Holiday April 6 – Maundy Thursday April 7 – Good Friday May 1 – Labor Day July 4 – Philippine Republic Day August 13 – Legal Holiday August 27 – National Heroes Day November 23 – Thanksgiving Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day Births January 19 – Robert Barbers, Filipino politician (d. 2005) January 23 – Mahar Mangahas, economist January 30 – Warlito Cajandig, Roman Catholic prelate (d. 2025) February 7 – Eddie Gil, Filipino singer March 25 – Hermilando Mandanas, Filipino politician March 27 – Lydia Yu-Jose, political science professor (d. 2014) April 29 – Tingting Cojuangco, Filipino politician May 2 – Roberto Sebastian, businessman and philanthropist (d. 2012) May 22 – Roberto A. Abad, Filipino Lawyer and Judge June 23 – Silvestre Bello III, businessman, lawyer, and Secretary of Labor and Employment June 28 – Teresa Aquino-Oreta, Philippine senator (d. 2020)May 15, 2020 Ex-Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta dies https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/15/Tessie-Aquino-Oreta-dies.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200521092708/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/15/Tessie-Aquino-Oreta-dies.html May 21, 2020 January 13, 2021 CNN Philippines June 29 – Jose Alvarez, politician August 6 – Inday Badiday, host and journalist (d. 2003)Caña Paul September 26, 2020 Remembering Inday Badiday, The OG Queen of Philippine Intrigues https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/lourdes-carvajal-inday-badiday-a00289-20200926-lfrm live https://web.archive.org/web/20201105022048/https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/lourdes-carvajal-inday-badiday-a00289-20200926-lfrm November 5, 2020 January 13, 2021 Esquire September 19 – Carlos Padilla, Filipino politician (d. 2023) September 29 – Leopoldo S. Tumulak, bishop of Diocese of Tagbilaran (d. 2017) October 18 – Bomber Moran, actor (d. 2004) October 22 – Voltaire Gazmin, soldier and politician November 2 – Jun Factoran, lawyer, politician, and human rights activist (d. 2020) November 17 – Orlando Bauzon, Basketball player (d. 2020)Dy Richard September 5, 2020 Former Olympian, Toyota player and UAAP coach Orly Bauzon dies at 75 https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29816608/former-olympian-pba-pioneer-orly-bauzon-dies-75 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210520015211/https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29816608/former-olympian-pba-pioneer-orly-bauzon-dies-75 May 20, 2021 January 13, 2021 ESPN December 4 – Ronaldo Zamora, Minority Leader December 11 – Ernesto Lariosa, Cebuano writer, poet, and columnist (d. 2019) Deaths January – Bonifacio Mencias, Filipino physician, epidemiologist, guerrillasympathizer, and martyr.(born 1888) February 11 – José Ozámiz, Filipino politician (born 1898) August 1 – Manuel L. Quezon, Philippine president (born 1878)August 15, 2020 Manuel Quezon https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manuel-Quezon live https://web.archive.org/web/20150906172400/http://www.britannica.com/biography/Manuel-Quezon September 6, 2015 January 13, 2021 Encyclopædia Britannica August 28 – Rafael R. Roces, Jr., Filipino journalist, writer, patriot, World War II spy, hero, and martyr. (born 1912) August 30 – Manuel Arguilla, Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr. (born 1911) December 25 – Jacinto Ciria Cruz, Olympic Basketball player and coach December 31 – Vicente Lim, Filipino Brigadier General and hero during World War II (born 1888) References 1944 in