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1943 in the Philippines

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1943
in
the Philippines

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1943 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1943.

Incumbents

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Philippine Commonwealth

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President Manuel Quezon
President Jose P. Laurel

Second Philippine Republic

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Events

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May

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June

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  • June 20 – Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo nominates an all Filipino 20 member Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence.

September

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  • September 4 – The Philippine Preparatory Commission for Independence drafts a new Constitution which provides for a unicameral national assembly.
  • September 20 – The 108 delegates to the National Assembly are chosen by the members of the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence.
  • September 25A presidential election is held in the midst of World War II.

October

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  • October 14
    • Jose P. Laurel elected President of the Philippines by the National Assembly.
    • The puppet government is inaugurated. Laurel takes his oath of office.

November

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  • November – The Philippine economy collapses, the shortage of rice becomes serious.

Holidays

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As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[2] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[3] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[4]

Births

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Death

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References

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  1. ^ "Thanksgiving in the Philippines". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Unveiling of the Benito Soliven statue and opening of Soliven Memorabilia". philstar.com. March 28, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2024.