Zamboanga (province)
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Zamboanga is a former province of the Philippines
located in the western region of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao
.
had its own independence and jurisdiction on what is now Zamboanga City
. After the dissolution of the republic, Zamboanga was eventually consolidated into one major administrative area by the American government of the Philippines, consisting of an enormous region that was the Mindanao island's western peninsula, Basilan island
, and the entire Sulu archipelago, with the ancient namesake town–fort of Zamboanga as the seat of its government, and was called the Moro Province
of the Philippines.
The Moro Province, in 1914 was replaced by the Department of Mindanao and Sulu
. It was divided into Zamboanga, Sulu, Cotabato
, Davao
, Agusan and Surigao. The town of Zamboanga
as its capital. Luis Lim was appointed as the first governor of Zamboanga.
In 1920, the Department of Mindanao and Sulu
was officially dissolved and Zamboanga became an independent province and in 1922, elections were held for the first elected provincial officials of Zamboanga. Florentino Saguin was elected as first elected governor.
to Dipolog
. After the defeat of the American-Filipino forces in Corregidor
, most of the province went under Japanese control.
On March 1945, American forces seized an airfield in Dipolog giving an opportunity for the liberation of the whole province, before the American liberating troops was aided and helpful by the local Philippine Commonwealth military forces and the Zamboangueño guerrilla resistance groups in Zamboanga province against the Japanese. By the end of the month, the province with Zamboanga City was officially liberated and the return of the provincial government from Dipolog to Zamboanga City.
After the war, on June 16, 1948, Molave
was designated as Zamboanga's capital by the virtue of Republic Act 286 by President Elpidio Quirino
.
On January to December 1944, Some of all local Filipino ground troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division and the Philippine Constabulary 10th Infantry Regiment to beginning the sending the local combat military operations and they arrival the recaptured and liberated around the province of Zamboanga and aiding the Zamboangueño Christian and Muslim resistance groups attacks the Imperial Japanese military forces from the couple of twelve months and one year before the liberation. Before the U.S. liberation forces was returned and came back and they landing beaches on Leyte on October 1944 and Zamboanga on March 1945.
In the right of Eastern Zamboanga was they entered and local sending military combat operations by the local Filipino troops, military officers and tank commanders under the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was liberated and recaptured on January to March 1945 and aided the local Zamboangueño Christian and Muslim guerrilla resistance was attacked and defeating Japanese Imperial ground forces from the couple of three months and one year before the arrival of American liberation military forces under by Major General Jens A. Doe
of the U.S. Army’s 41st Infantry Division on March 1945 in Zamboanga City.
was passed by the Philippine House of Representatives
to divide the province of Zamboanga to Zamboanga del Norte
and Zamboanga del Sur
, while the chartered City of Zamboanga was relegated its own independent area of city governance. The bill was signed by President Elpidio Quirino
in a ceremony held at the Malacañang Palace
.
The towns of Dapitan
, Dipolog
, Rizal
, New Piñan
, Polanco
, Katipunan
, Manukan
, Sindangan
, Liloy
, Labason
and Siocon
are composed of the province of Zamboanga del Norte
. The towns of Molave
, Pagadian
, Labangan
, Margosatubig
, Dimataling
, Dinas
, Ipil
, Buug
, Malangas
, Kabasalan
and Aurora
are under Zamboanga del Sur
.
The town of Dipolog
was designated capital of Zamboanga del Norte and the municipality of Pagadian
as Zamboanga del Sur's capital.
In 2001, a brand new Zamboanga province, Zamboanga Sibugay
, was created from the province of Zamboanga del Sur
with Ipil
as its provincial capital.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
located in the western region of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
.
Creation
During the time of the United States' purchase of the Philippines of 1898, the Republic of ZamboangaRepublic of Zamboanga
The Republic of Zamboanga was a short-lived revolutionary republic, founded after the collapse of Spanish colonial rule in Zamboanga in 1899.-End of Spanish Occupation:...
had its own independence and jurisdiction on what is now Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
. After the dissolution of the republic, Zamboanga was eventually consolidated into one major administrative area by the American government of the Philippines, consisting of an enormous region that was the Mindanao island's western peninsula, Basilan island
Basilan
The Province of Basilan is an island province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Basilan is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago and is located just off the southern coast of Zamboanga Peninsula...
, and the entire Sulu archipelago, with the ancient namesake town–fort of Zamboanga as the seat of its government, and was called the Moro Province
Moro Province
Moro Province is the name of the province of the Philippines consisting of the current provinces/regions of Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Sulu...
of the Philippines.
The Moro Province, in 1914 was replaced by the Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Department of Mindanao and Sulu
The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands tasked to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2408, replacing the Moro Province after the latter was...
. It was divided into Zamboanga, Sulu, Cotabato
Cotabato
Cotabato , is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao...
, Davao
Davao Region
Davao Region / Southern Mindanao, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Davao Region consists of four provinces, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur. The region encloses the Davao...
, Agusan and Surigao. The town of Zamboanga
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
as its capital. Luis Lim was appointed as the first governor of Zamboanga.
In 1920, the Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Department of Mindanao and Sulu
The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands tasked to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2408, replacing the Moro Province after the latter was...
was officially dissolved and Zamboanga became an independent province and in 1922, elections were held for the first elected provincial officials of Zamboanga. Florentino Saguin was elected as first elected governor.
World War II
When the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1942, Zamboanga acting Governor Felipe Azcuna moved the capital from Zamboanga CityZamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
to Dipolog
Dipolog City
The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
. After the defeat of the American-Filipino forces in Corregidor
Corregidor
Corregidor Island, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is a lofty island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Due to this location, Corregidor was fortified with several coastal artillery and ammunition magazines to defend the entrance of...
, most of the province went under Japanese control.
On March 1945, American forces seized an airfield in Dipolog giving an opportunity for the liberation of the whole province, before the American liberating troops was aided and helpful by the local Philippine Commonwealth military forces and the Zamboangueño guerrilla resistance groups in Zamboanga province against the Japanese. By the end of the month, the province with Zamboanga City was officially liberated and the return of the provincial government from Dipolog to Zamboanga City.
After the war, on June 16, 1948, Molave
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
Molave is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It has a population of 48,215 as of Aug 1, 2007 census. The name "Molave" refers to the hard, strong and resilient tree that abounds in the place during the 1950s. It was created through the efforts of Congressman...
was designated as Zamboanga's capital by the virtue of Republic Act 286 by President Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931...
.
Liberation and the Battle of Zamboanga
Beginning the Battle for the Liberation of Zamboanga on 1944 to 1945 between the joint and combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including the local Zamboangueño guerrilla resistance and fought against the Imperial Japanese military forces in Zamboanga.On January to December 1944, Some of all local Filipino ground troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division and the Philippine Constabulary 10th Infantry Regiment to beginning the sending the local combat military operations and they arrival the recaptured and liberated around the province of Zamboanga and aiding the Zamboangueño Christian and Muslim resistance groups attacks the Imperial Japanese military forces from the couple of twelve months and one year before the liberation. Before the U.S. liberation forces was returned and came back and they landing beaches on Leyte on October 1944 and Zamboanga on March 1945.
In the right of Eastern Zamboanga was they entered and local sending military combat operations by the local Filipino troops, military officers and tank commanders under the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was liberated and recaptured on January to March 1945 and aided the local Zamboangueño Christian and Muslim guerrilla resistance was attacked and defeating Japanese Imperial ground forces from the couple of three months and one year before the arrival of American liberation military forces under by Major General Jens A. Doe
Jens A. Doe
Major General Jens Anderson Doe was an American soldier and General in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his command of the 41st Infantry Division in the South West Pacific Area during World War II....
of the U.S. Army’s 41st Infantry Division on March 1945 in Zamboanga City.
Division
On June 6, 1952, the Republic Act 711, authored by Zamboanga Congressman Roseller LimRoseller T. Lim
Roseller Tarroza Lim was a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Senate and House of Representatives from 1949 to 1963. He also served as Court of Appeals Justice from his appointment in 1973 until his death...
was passed by the Philippine House of Representatives
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
to divide the province of Zamboanga to Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...
and Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
, while the chartered City of Zamboanga was relegated its own independent area of city governance. The bill was signed by President Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931...
in a ceremony held at the Malacañang Palace
Malacañang Palace
The Malacañan Palace, commonly known simply as Malacañang, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. Located at 1000 J. P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila, the house was built in 1750 in Spanish Colonial style. It has been the residence of every...
.
The towns of Dapitan
Dapitan City
The City of Dapitan is a 4th class city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 68,178 people in 13,560 households...
, Dipolog
Dipolog City
The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
, Rizal
Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte
Rizal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 13,501 people in 2,917 households.-Barangays:Rizal is politically subdivided into 22 barangays...
, New Piñan
Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte
Piñan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,950 people in 3,614 households.-Barangays:Piñan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.** Bacuyong...
, Polanco
Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
Polanco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 34,557 people in 7,092 household. Most of land of Polanco are own by the one most influential family of Realiza led by Don Gaudencio N...
, Katipunan
Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte
Katipunan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,448 people in 7,576 households.-History:In 1955, six barrios were created:...
, Manukan
Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte
Manukan is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Zamboanga Peninsula in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. A 3rd class municipality with population of 33,129. It is located 38 kilometers west of Dipolog City, the provincial capital, and 282 kilometers westward to Zamboanga...
, Sindangan
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte
Sindangan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the Dec 2010 CBMS Survey on Population and Households, it has a population of 89,546 people in 20,217 households...
, Liloy
Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte
Liloy is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. It embraces 37 barangays with a total land area of 12,843 hectares with a total estimated population of 36,948 in 1995. It is mainly as agricultural community whose existing economy relies mostly on crop...
, Labason
Labason, Zamboanga del Norte
Labason is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,528 people in 6,702 households including the gifted and handsome "DAVE".-History:...
and Siocon
Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte
Siocon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,699 people in 5,942 households.Local industry includes the Canatuan mine....
are composed of the province of Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...
. The towns of Molave
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
Molave is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It has a population of 48,215 as of Aug 1, 2007 census. The name "Molave" refers to the hard, strong and resilient tree that abounds in the place during the 1950s. It was created through the efforts of Congressman...
, Pagadian
Pagadian City
The City of Pagadian is the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur in the island of Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.-Overview:The city had its beginnings as a...
, Labangan
Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur
Labangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. The New Division Site of 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army is located on the top of the Hill of Kuta Major Cesar L Sang-an....
, Margosatubig
Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur
Margosatubig is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 39,012 people in 6,560 households.-Barangays:Margosatubig is politically subdivided into 17 barangays....
, Dimataling
Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur
Dimataling is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,843 people in 4,949 households....
, Dinas
Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur
Dinas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,570 people in 6,033 households.-History:...
, Ipil
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Ipil is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay...
, Buug
Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay
Buug is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,623 people in 6,671 households.-Barangays:Buug is politically subdivided into 27 barangays....
, Malangas
Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay
Malangas is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. The town is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines...
, Kabasalan
Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay
Kabasalan is a 3rd-class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,619 people in 7,216 households.-Barangays:Kabasalan is politically subdivided into 29 barangays....
and Aurora
Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur
Aurora is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,820 people in 8,329 households. It is the easternmost municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, bounded by the Province of Lanao del Norte on its eastern side...
are under Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
.
The town of Dipolog
Dipolog City
The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
was designated capital of Zamboanga del Norte and the municipality of Pagadian
Pagadian City
The City of Pagadian is the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur in the island of Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.-Overview:The city had its beginnings as a...
as Zamboanga del Sur's capital.
In 2001, a brand new Zamboanga province, Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf...
, was created from the province of Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
with Ipil
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Ipil is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay...
as its provincial capital.
Governors
| Governor | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Lim | July 23, 1914–1917 | Lim was the first appointed civil governor of the province. |
| Agustin Alvarez | 1917–1922 | Alvarez succeeded Lim in 1917 as governor and reelected in 1928. In 1940, he was elected Zamboanga City Mayor. |
| Florentino Adasa Saugin | 1922–1925 | Saguin was the first elected governor of the province. He later represented Zamboanga in the 1934 Constitutional Convention Philippine Constitutional Convention election, 1934 In accordance to the Tydings-McDuffie Law, election of delegates to the 1934 Constitutional Convention was held on July 10, 1934.-Results:-See also:*Commission on Elections*Politics of the Philippines*Philippine elections*Philippine Constitution... . |
| Jose Dalman Aseniero | 1925–1928 | Aseniero formerly served as Municipal President of Dipolog Dipolog City The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao... before elected Governor. |
| Agustin Alvarez | 1928–1931 | |
| Carlos Hernandez Camins | 1931–1934 | |
| Felipe Ramos | 1934–1937 | Ramos previously served as Municipal President of Zamboanga City Zamboanga City The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines.... from 1925 to 1934 before being elected Governor. |
| Matias Castillon Ranillo | 1937–1940 | Ranillo was later elected representative of Zamboanga's Lone District in 1941. When war broke out, he was appointed as the province's military governor. |
| Felipe Azcuna | 1940–1941 | Azcuna was a member of the Provincial Board before elected as governor. He was reelected governor in 1948. |
| WORLD WAR II | ||
| Lazaro Alfabeto | 1945–1946 | Alfabeto was appointed governor after Zamboanga was liberated. Start the Battle of Zamboanga on 1945 between the Japanese and the Combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth troops in Zamboanga. |
| Leoncio Hamoy | 1946–1948 | Hamoy was appointed Provincial Fiscal before becoming governor. |
| Felipe Azcuna | 1948–December 30, 1949 | |
| Serapio Datoc | December 30, 1949–June 6, 1952 | Datoc served as Zamboanga's last governor When the province was divided, Datoc became Zamboanga del Sur's Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital... first governor. |
American Colonial Period and the Philippine Commonwealth era
- 1935 - The establishment of the Commonwealth of the PhilippinesCommonwealth of the PhilippinesThe Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...
under the collaboration of colonial period from the United States of America.
- November 15, 1935 - Former President Manuel L. QuezonManuel L. QuezonManuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...
was inaugurated and founding established of the Commonwealth of the PhilippinesCommonwealth of the PhilippinesThe Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...
under the American control and before the pre-World War II era.
- July 26, 1941 - The 101st Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFFE was establishment on 1941 to 1946 at the general headquarters in Zamboanga.
World War II under the Japanese Occupation
- December 1941 - Begins in World War II, The Japanese bomber and fighter pilots was air raid invasion and around the provinces in Zamboanga during the Japanese Invasion.
- January 1942 - The Japanese Imperial forces was occupied and entering the province of Zamboanga during the Japanese Occupation. The military built of the general headquarters and garrisoned of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in Zamboanga.
- 1942 - Christian and Muslim soldiers of the 101st Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFFE was fall the sieges and main battles around in Zamboanga for the couple of few months. After the Fall of Zamboanga, Christian and Muslim troops of the USAFFE 101st Infantry Division surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army forces and they found captured and taken in Zamboanga.
- 1942 – The military establishment of the 6th, 10th and 102nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was found active on 1942 to 1946 at the general headquarters and camp bases in the province of Zamboanga.
- 1942 – The military establishment of the 105th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was found active on 1942 to 1946 at the general headquarters and camp bases in Dipolog, Zamboanga.
- 1942-1944 – local Zamboangueno guerrilla groups and sword men begins the conflict sieges and insurgencies around the province of Zamboanga and attack and retreated by the Japanese troops. Meanwhile, the Zamboangueno resistance fighters was found retreating by the Japanese for the couple of three years around the main provinces. Before the stronghold local Filipino troops and officers under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units was they entered in Eastern Zamboanga in 1944 and the American troops and officers under the U.S. Armed Forces units entering in Zamboanga City, Western Zamboanga province and Sulu and helps the Christian and Islamic resistance against the Japanese during the liberation.
- 1943 - The establishment of the Second Republic of the Philippines under the collaboration from the Empire of JapanEmpire of JapanThe Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
.
- October 14, 1943 - The inauguration of Jose P. LaurelJose P. LaurelJosé Paciano Laurel y García was the president of the Republic of the Philippines, a Japanese-sponsored administration during World War II, from 1943 to 1945...
as a former president of the Japanese Sponsored Second Philippine RepublicSecond Philippine RepublicThe Second Philippine Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , was a state in the Philippines established on October 14, 1943 under Japanese occupation....
.
- 1944 – The military establishment of the 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was found active on 1944 to 1946 at the general headquarters and camp bases in the province of Zamboanga.
- 1944-1945 – Filipino soldiers and officers under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units was recaptured and entering the sending the military combat operations around the clearing in Eastern Zamboanga province and aided the local Zamboangueno resistance was attacking Japanese troops. Before the American forces of the U.S. Army units was liberated in Zamboanga and helping Filipino Commonwealth troops and Zamboangueno guerrillas on March 1945.
- 1944-1945 – Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division and Philippine Constabulary 10th Infantry Regiment clearing the combat operations and around the cities and town municipalities in Zamboanga included Dipolog, Pagadian and many others.
- March 1945 – American troops of the U.S. Army 41st Infantry Division led by Major General Jens A. Doe was arrive and landing beaches in Zamboanga City and Western Zamboanga province start the found recaptured and liberated and aiding the local Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units and the local Zamboangueno resistance was they defeated and attacking Japanese.
- March 1945 – American troops of the U.S. Army 41st Infantry Division invaded and captured in Dipolog Airfield in Dipolog, Zamboanga and attacks Japanese. Meanwhile, all Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd and 105th Infantry Division and the Philippine Constabulary 10th Infantry Regiment enters in the town municipality of Dipolog was they found invaded and aiding the local Zamboangueno guerrillas and attacking again by the Imperial Japanese forces.
- March to August 1945 – After the beaching landings of the American troops of the United States Army 41st Infantry Division in Zamboanga City and Western Zamboanga province on March 1945. Combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth troops including Zamboangueno guerrilla groups was fought side by side around the invasions and main battles to the fall in Zamboanga City and Zamboanga province and attacking the Imperial Japanese armed forces for the couple of six months and one year battles before the Japanese Surrenders to the Filipino and American troops on August 1945 after liberation.
- 1945 – The sieges of the general headquarters and garrisons of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces around the main provinces in Zamboanga by the inside of the Japanese Imperial forces and entered the invading of the combined force of the Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary, the American troops of the U.S. Armed Forces units and the Zamboangueno resistance captures of the Japanese military camps.
- August 15, 1945 – The Japanese Imperial forces was defeated and surrendered by the combined United States and Philippine Commonwealth military forces and they taken and capturing the clearing province of Zamboanga City and Zamboanga province from the successfully to the Allies and aftermath of ending of Second World War.
Post-War Period
- July 04, 1946 - The Second Declaration of the Independence of the Philippine Republic from the United States of America after the Second World War.
- 1970 - Philippine Government troops was invaded in Zamboanga and clearing the command battlefields against the Islamic rebels of the Moro National Liberation FrontMoro National Liberation FrontThe Moro National Liberation Front is a political organization that was founded by Nur Misuari in 1969. The MNLF struggles against the Philippine Government to achieve independence of the Bangsamoro Land...
(MNLF) begins the Islamic Insurgencies.
- September 21, 1972 - Former Philippine president Ferdinand E. Marcos was declared Martial Law in the PhilippinesMartial Law in the PhilippinesMartial law in the Philippines refers to the period of Philippine history where Philippine Presidents declare a proclamation to control unpacified places under the rule of Military, it is usually given when threatened by popular protests, or to crack down on the opposition...
.
- November 14, 1984 - Former Zamboanga CityZamboanga CityThe City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
Mayor Cesar ClimacoCesar ClimacoCesar Cortez Climaco was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Zamboanga City for 11 years. A prominent critic of the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, he was famed for his toughness in governance and colorful personality. He is also famous for his refusal to cut his hair until...
was assassination and shot dead in downtown Zamboanga CityZamboanga CityThe City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
.
- February 22-25, 1986 - EDSA People Power Revolution was started. Corazon A. Aquino is a first woman president and 11th President of the Philippines on February 25 after the EDSA People Power Revolution.
- January 05, 1989 - The main sieges of Camp Cawa-Cawa in Zamboanga CityZamboanga CityThe City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
was fall and invading sieges of the government armed forces led by Gen. Eduardo Batallia and Col. Romeo Abendan of the Philippine Constabulary against the Muslim rebels led by Rizal Alih and others.
See also
- Legislative district of Zamboanga
- Zamboanga CityZamboanga CityThe City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
- Zamboanga del NorteZamboanga del NorteZamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...
- Zamboanga del SurZamboanga del SurZamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
- Roseller T. LimRoseller T. LimRoseller Tarroza Lim was a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Senate and House of Representatives from 1949 to 1963. He also served as Court of Appeals Justice from his appointment in 1973 until his death...
- Provinces of the Philippines