In 1943, Japan inaugurated a puppet government in the Philippines during its wartime occupation
At the height of World War II, Japan established a controlled government in the Philippines to gain local support, an event that would lead to a complex legacy of collaboration and survival.
On October 14, 1943, the Second Philippine Republic was inaugurated under Japanese oversight with Jose P. Laurel as president. While Japan framed this as 'independence' from Western colonialism, it was a puppet state designed to secure resources for their war effort.
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