Christianity is the predominant religion inthePhilippines, with Roman Catholicism being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to Islam...
fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar, and Luzon from 23 to 26 October 1944 between combined American, Australian and Filipino[citation...
ThePhilippines, officially the Republic of thePhilippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Inthe western Pacific Ocean, it consists of...
The Commonwealth of thePhilippines was attacked by the Empire of Japan on 8 December 1941, nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor (the Philippines...
The Commonwealth of thePhilippines (Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas; Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth...
the Philippines. He repeatedly stated that it was a moral obligation of the U.S. to liberate thePhilippines as soon as possible. In March 1944, the Joint...
are killed in action, in a significant Filipino/Allied military victory. The1944 Summer Olympics, scheduled for London (together with the February Winter...
Under the Constitution of thePhilippines, the president of thePhilippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and government,...
United States Naval Operations in World War II Volume XIII: The Liberation of thePhilippines—Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas 1944–1945, Little, Brown and Company...
The Japanese occupation of thePhilippines (Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 日本のフィリピン占領, romanized: Nihon no Firipin Senryō)...
of thePhilippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Divorce inthePhilippines is a process to dissolve a marriage that is not typically legally available to Filipino citizens. The Muslim Personal Code,...
The national flag of thePhilippines (Filipino: pambansang watawat ng Pilipinas) is a horizontal bicolor flag with equal bands of royal blue and crimson...
Island inthe central Philippines, from 13–16 December 1944, during thePhilippines Campaign. Troops of the United States Army, supported by the United...
naval control over the Western Pacific in mid-1944, the Allies attacked thePhilippinesin October, landing troops at Leyte Gulf on the east side of Leyte...
Sports inthePhilippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are six major sports inthePhilippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football...
Martial law inthePhilippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state...
2024 inthePhilippines details notable events that have occurred, or are scheduled to take place, inthePhilippinesin 2024. President: Bongbong Marcos...
The Second Philippine Republic, officially the Republic of thePhilippines and also known as the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic, was a Japanese-backed...
Commanders The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944inthe waters of the Philippine...
The United States Navy held a number of bases inthePhilippines Islands inthe Pacific Ocean. Most were built by the US Navy Seabees, Naval Construction...
landing inthePhilippinesin October 1944 and the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands beginning in January 1945. Battle of Saipan, 15 June – 9 July 1944 Battle...
inthePhilippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people...