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This paper addresses this breach by advancing the argument that the suffering endured by Filipinos during the latter part of the Japanese occupation paralleled that of American troops in the region. However, there remains a void in perspectives pertaining to the experiences of the Filipino natives and foreign minorities who resided in the Philippine colony during the Japanese occupation (1942-1945). There has been a great deal of research on WWII in a variety of fields. 3 By March of 1945, this cosmopolitan capital city, once known as the 'Pearl of the Orient Seas,' lay in ruins. 2 One hundred thousand Filipino civilians (the majority being women, children, and the elderly), were ultimately slaughtered by Japanese Marines during the sack of Manila. 1 The United States suffered military fatalities in excess of four hundred thousand, and the Philippines, an archipelago in Southeast Asia and an American colony from 1898 to1946, endured horrifying atrocities such as the Bataan Death March. From 1939-1945, the estimated number of casualties worldwide exceeded 60 million.

World War II ranks among the deadliest military conflicts in history.

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