1942 in the Philippines

none May 2021 1942 1936 1942 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1942. Incumbents thumb|120px|President Manuel Quezon President: Manuel Quezon (Nacionalista Party) Vice President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party) Chief Justice: José Abad Santos (until May 1) José Yulo (starting May 7) Events January January 2 – Japanese troops enter Manila. January 3: Masaharu Homma is appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942). General Masaharu Homma declares the end of American Rule in the Philippines. Martial Law is declared. January 13 – All forms of opposition against the Japanese forces are declared subject to death penalty. January 23 – An executive committee, composed of Filipinos, is formed by General Homma as a conduit of the military administration's policies and requirements. February February 17 – The Japanese Military Government issues an order adopting the Japanese educational system in the country. February 20 – President Quezon and the war cabinet leave for the United States. March March 11 – General MacArthur leaves for Australia to take command of the South Western Pacific Area. March 13 – The Commonwealth government is moved to the United States. March 29 – The People's Anti-Japanese Army or Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap) is organized. April April 9 – Bataan, under US commander General Edward King, being the last province, surrenders to the Japanese armies. May May 1 Philippines adopts Japan Standard Time at 12:00 a.m. moving the clock one hour ahead.Time Zones in Philippines https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/philippines live February 17, 2022 timeanddate.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160123065344/http://www.timeanddate.com:80/time/zone/philippines January 23, 2016 Bicolano guerilla forces engage the amassed concentration of Japanese garrisons in Naga. May 3 – Japanese starts to occupy the Philippines. May 5 – Japanese troops lands on Corregidor Island for the last stand of attack by Filipino and American forces. May 6 – Corregidor Island falls to Japanese forces. June June 8 – Shizuichi Tanaka appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942–1943) June 14 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines becomes a member of the United Nations. December December 30 – The Kalibapi is organized by the Japanese. Unknown date April – A pro-US resistance movement is organized, mainly to provide data to the US on enemy positions. 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 2 – Maundy Thursday April 3 – Good Friday May 1 – Labor Day July 4 – Philippine Republic Day August 13 – Legal Holiday August 30 – National Heroes Day November 26 – Thanksgiving Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day Births March 22 – Spanky Manikan, actor (d. 2018) May 1 – Edcel Lagman, lawyer and politician (d. 2025) August 11 – Delia Albert, career diplomat August 14 - Alonzo Saclag, musician and dancer (d. 2025)Cited as August 4 in some sources. August 15 – Jun Chipeco Jr., politician September 10 – Lito Legaspi, actor (d. 2019) September 11 – Ernesto Herrera, former senator (d. 2015) September 14 – Arturo Macapagal, olympic shooter (d. 2015) September 16 – Tommy Abuel, actor October 3 – Kidlat Tahimik, film director and writer October 31 – Eduardo Castrillo, sculptor (d. 2016) November 5 – Elias Tolentino, basketball player (d. 2017) November 24 – Freddie Webb, actor, basketball player, and politician December 18 – Salvador Escudero, politician and veterinarian (d. 2012) December 20 – Danilo Suarez, politician Death May 2 – José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1886) Notes References 1942