Editing Zamboanga (province) (section)

===World War II===
When the [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|Japanese invaded the Philippines]], Zamboanga acting Governor Felipe Azcuna moved the capital from Zamboanga City to [[Dipolog]]. After the defeat of the American-Filipino forces in [[Corregidor]], most of the province went under Japanese control.

After the war, on June 16, 1948, [[Molave, Zamboanga del Sur|Molave]] was designated as Zamboanga's capital by the virtue of Republic Act No. 286<ref>{{cite web|title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 286 AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MOLAVE IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA AND MAKING SAID MUNICIPALITY THE CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE|url=http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra286.html|work=PhilippineLaw.info|access-date=19 September 2013}}</ref> signed by President [[Elpidio Quirino]].