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====Philippines (Second Republic)====
{{main|Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Second Philippine Republic}}
After the [[Battle of Bataan#Fall of Bataan|surrender]] of the Filipino and American forces in [[Bataan Peninsula]] and [[Corregidor Island]], the Japanese established a puppet state in the Philippines in 1942.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guillermo |first=Artemio R. |title=Historical Dictionary of the Philippines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmgX9M_yETIC&q=Support%20Second%20Republic%20Philippines&pg=PA211 |access-date=22 March 2013 |year=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7246-2 |pages=211, 621}}</ref> The following year, the [[National Assembly of the Philippines|Philippine National Assembly]] declared the Philippines an [[Second Philippine Republic|independent Republic]] and elected [[José P. Laurel|José Laurel]] as its [[President of the Philippines|President]].<ref name="SSPI2005">{{cite book |last1=Abinales |first1=Patricio N |last2=Amoroso |first2=Donna J. |title=State And Society In The Philippines |series=State and Society in East Asia Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiOQdEzgP9kC&q=Support%20%22Second%20Republic%22%20Philippines&pg=PA160 |access-date=22 March 2013 |year=2005 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7425-1024-1 |pages=160, 353 }}</ref> There was never widespread civilian support for the state, largely because of the general [[anti-Japanese sentiment]] stemming from atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia | url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/456399/Philippines/23718/World-War-II | title=Philippines | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. | encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica | access-date=January 22, 2014 |author1=Cullinane, Michael |author2=Borlaza, Gregorio C. |author3=Hernandez, Carolina G. }}</ref> The Second Philippine Republic ended with Japanese surrender in 1945, and Laurel was arrested and charged with treason by the US government. He was granted amnesty by President [[Manuel Roxas]], and remained active in politics, ultimately winning a seat in the post-war [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]].