16 February 1943 Before the normal processes of government could be established over Mindanao, Col WENDELL W. FERTIG believed, and rightly so, that military governments must be set up, to prepare a firm ground upon which civil authority could stand and steadily function. On 16 Feb 1943, Col FERTIG issued a proclamation establishing, in behalf …
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Financing The Mindanao Guerrillas
16 September 1942 For a period of five months immediately before 16 Sept ivk2 when the movement of rearmed resistance began and rapidly gained momentum all over Mindanao, the provincial and municipal coffers were practically empty. The financial problem, however, could not be side-tracked. The issue had to be met squarely. In the beginning, this …
The Beginning, Development and Operations of the Mindanao Intelligence Network
G-2 Section, 10th Military District Commended 22 February 1943 Three rugged years of concentrated efforts of the Intelligence Section of the Mindanao Guerrillas brought recognition in the form of commendation from the Highest Headquarters of the United States Army in the Pacific in which Major General A. C. WILLOUGHBY, Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, in …
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Invasion*Occupation*Liberation : World War II tales from the Xavier Ateneo Heritage Preservation Zone
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are establishing a Historical Preservation Zone within the Downtown campus with eight school buildings with “exceptional and historical significance” that the NHCP will honor with a historical marker in 2033 when the university marks it centennial. XU was …
The History of the Mindanao Guerrillas Intelligence Network
22 February 1943 G-2 Section, 10th Military District Three rugged years of concentrated efforts of the Intelligence Section of the Mindanao Guerrillas brought recognition in the form of commendation from the Highest Headquarters of the United States Army in the Pacific in which Major General A. C. WILLOUGHBY, Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, in communication …
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Formation of Regiments and Divisions
A. The Need For Unity The diverse guerrilla bands springing into existence and taking shape and form during the last quarter of 1942, were loosely organized, clearly wanting in discipline and manifestly in dire need of many necessary attributes that make up the requirements for fighting units. The guerrillas had no definite source from which …
Beginning and Growth of the Tenth Military District in Mindanao
1. Factors Favorable For Guerrilla Growth: a) Natural Barriers: Mindanao turned out to be a fertile field for originating, nurturing, maturing and welding into a compact organization, guerrilla units. The island abounds in jungles, irregular land surface, rivers, mountains, steep cliffs, swamps and two big lakes (Lanao and Mainit), all offering obstacles in the way …
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The Rise of the Guerrillas in Mindanao
May 1942 Lanao Province TAMPARAN DISTRICT: During the last week of May 1942, the Japs sent a strong patrol to Bacolod Grande on the Northwest shore area of Lake Lanao. The Patrol burned all houses in the settlement, killed some Maranaos. This was retaliatory to the strong opposition offered by the Maranaos in that sector …
Three Phases of World War II in the Philippines
FIRST PHASE: 8 DEC 1941 – 6 MAY 1942. On 8 December 1941, Japan struck vital United States territories without warning or formal declaration of war. One of the first Japanese bombs fell in Davao, Mindanao. The whole Philippines awoke horror-struck at what was the inception of a most horrible national cataclysm. Girded for battle …
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The Malaybalay Siege
12 January 1943 Smacking of medieval warfare and looming unique in the history of the Bukidnon guerrillas, was the protracted siege of Malaybalay undertaken by the Cotabato Bukidnon Force of SALIPADA K. PENDATUN which lasted for some fifty-three days from 12 Jan to 6 March 1943. It was a tale of sheer courage, determination and …