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    JAPANESE

    OCCUPATION
    THE PHILIPPINES OCCUPIES A
    STRATEGIC POSITION IN
    SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND FOR THIS
    REASON, IT HAS BECOME THE
    FAVORITE TARGET OF FOREIGN
    AGGRESSORS.
    THE PHILIPPINES OCCUPIES A STRATEGIC
    POSITION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND FOR
    THIS REASON, IT HAS BECOME THE
    FAVORITE TARGET OF FOREIGN
    AGGRESSORS.

    DURING WORLD WAR II, AS THE THREATS


    OF WAR INCHED CLOSER TO THE
    PHILIPPINES, THE UNITED STATES
    DECIDED TO CALL OUR ARMY RESERVE
    TO ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH THE UNITED
    STATE ARMED FORCES IN THE FAR EAST
    (USAFFE)UNDER THE COMMAND OF GEN.
    DOUGLAS MACARTHUR.
    Most of our reserve
    units were still under
    training or being
    organized when
    Japanese suddenly
    attacked the
    Philippines on
    December 8, 1941.
    THE RESISTANCE
    MOVEMENT
    The Resistance Movement was conceived before the
    Japanese invaded the Visayan island. Pressed by the
    problem of lack of arms and ammunition and profiting
    from experience of the USAFFE forces in Luzon

    Our troops in Visayas immediately saw the wisdom of


    engaging in guerilla warfare. However, this plan was
    temporarily disrupted by the desire of American to put
    up an organized resistance and by Gen. Wainwright’s
    order of surrender. Soon after, a good number of
    USAFFE officers and soldiers immediately formed their
    respective guerilla outfits in all the big island in the
    Visayas.
    Most of the leaders in the
    Visayas were regular officers
    of the Philippine army, and
    they recruited all able men
    in their areas to resist
    Japanese occupation.

    The guerilla forces in the


    Visayas were comparatively
    better organized than those
    in other parts of the
    Philippines.
    They were favored by two crucial factors:
    the presence of a fewer number of Japanese
    troops on the region and being the first group to
    be contacted by the American troops.
    hey took good advantage of those favorable
    circumstances by continually harassing the
    Japanese garrisons in the island to the extent that
    the high command in Manila found it necessary to
    reinforce their troops in Visayas.
    Their fighting spirit was indomitable and they
    ultimately defeated the highly trained Japanese
    Imperial Army in several encounters through their
    guerilla tactics.
    REALIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GUERILLA
    WARFARE IN FIGHTING THE JAPANESE, GEN.
    MACARTHUR THOUGHT OF CONVERTING THE
    USAFFE FORCE IN MINDANAO INTO GUERILLA
    FORCE.

    THIS GROUP SOON GAINED CONTROL OF A


    CONSIDERABLE PART OF THE ISLAND AND
    ACQUIRED MUCH STRENGTH.
    An early contact with the
    American forces in Australia
    enabled the guerilla units in
    Mindanao to receive plenty of
    equipment and supplies via
    submarines. Just like their
    counterparts in the Visayas, they
    also made good use of the military
    aid by engaging the Japanese
    force in many operations.
    IN GENERAL, THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT DURING JAPANESE
    OCCUPATION PROVED TO THE WHOLE WORLD NOT ONLY THE
    FILIPINOS’ DESIRE AND DETERMINATION TO REMAIN FREE, BUT
    ALSO THEIR STEADFASTLOYALTY TO THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY.

    DUE TO THE SUCCESSFUL GUERILLA OPERATIONS, THEY WERE ABLE


    TO RUN AWAY A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF JAPANESE TROOPS,
    WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN USED AGAINST GEN. MACARTHUR.
    THROUGH THEIR DEMONSTRATED CAPACITY FOR ENDURANCE,
    COURAGE, AND OPTIMISM UNDER JAPANESE OCCUPATION, OUR
    GUERILLA SOLDIERS WON FOR OUR COUNTRY THE ADMIRATION OF
    ALL FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
    ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!

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