Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry ...

World War II interrupted ... declared liberated once more. More than 1 million Filipinos had died during the war. As promised, the Republic of the Philippines became a sovereign and independent ...

Another was that, in June 1900 the Philippine Commission ... Before the Second World War, Manila was considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Overlooking a tranquil bay, the ...