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50,000 Taken Prisoner
This serves as an official casualty report of those who died in Bataan both American and Filipino, male and female. This report was provided in 1944 so information of those who were killed before and after the surrender of Bataan forces did not come…
Bataan Coup Won
General MacArthur is the image applied to the battle in Bataan but there is further fighting to occur.
Bataan Torturers Trapped on Leyte
This article describes MacArthur's determination to revenge American forces and Filipino guerrilla's who died and fought during the Battle of Bataan in the spring of 1942. MacArthur targeted the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for the deaths…
Fear of Japanese felt by Filipinos
Includes a map of the Philippines and Japanese conquest of Asia.
Filipino Answers Russian
This article serves as a response to Russian acusations that the Philippines stands as a puppet government for the United States. A Philippine Foreign Office spokesman refuted such claims during the beginning years of the Cold War.
Filipino Survivors Tell of Slaughter
This article reveals the devastations of the Bataan Death March from the Filipino perspective. Survivors testify in trial against General Homma, leader of the Japanese forces and responsible for the death of those on the march.
Filipino Workers Launch 'Bomber for Bataan' Fund
Filipino-Americans raise funds to purchase a bomber for the US Military that will participate in the Pacific Theater
Filipinos Protesting Legislation Amending Grant of Independence
This article describes Filipino opposition to American presence in the Philippines following the island's independence. The current legislation allows the United States government the right to retain property after the independence date. Filipino…
Filipinos Still Divided on Freedom
Debate over Filipinos independence and the opinion of individuals in the Philippines
Filipinos Uneasy on Independence
This describes the Filipino arguments either for or against independence. The devastation of the Pacific War on the environment of the Philippines leaves this potentially new nation increasingly vulnerable so some political leaders begin to question…