<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: IPhilippines yayiyindawo yempi eyayinegazi elikhulu kunawo wonke embusweni owawuhlasela, okungenani kwashona amabutho aseJapane angu-498.600 ekulweni nebutho lasePhilippines elalilwa namabutho aseMelika, okuyinani elikhulu kakhulu elilahlekile uma kuqhathaniswa nendawo yesibili yempi, iChina iyonke, eyabangela amaJapane ukulahlekelwa abantu abangaba ngu-455.700. Ukuhlala kweJapane ePhilippines kwaphela lapho impi iphela. Ngosuku olwandulela ukukhululwa kwePhilippines, amabutho ahlangene noMbuso WaseJapane alwa impi yasolwandle enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni, ngokwemithwalo ephelele eMpini yaseLeyte Gulf. Ibutho laseMelika belilokhu lilwa neMpi YasePhilippines kusukela ngo-October 1944, lapho i-Sixth United States Army kaMacArthur  <response>: safika eLeyte. Kwabe sekulandela ukufika kwezinye izingxenye zezwe, futhi amabutho ahlangene, kanye namabutho e-Commonwealth yasePhilippines, aqhubekela eManila. Nokho, ukulwa kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba yilapho iJapane inikezela ngokusemthethweni ngo - September 2, 1945. Cishe kwakunamasosha ase-U.S. angu-10 000 ayelahlekile empini ePhilippines lapho impi iphela, ayemaningi kunawo wonke amanye amazwe asePacific noma eYurophu. IPhilippines yalahlekelwa kakhulu abantu futhi yabhujiswa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi phakathi neMpi yaseManila. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kwabulawa abantu basePhilippines abayisigidi, ingxenye enkulu yabo phakathi nezinyanga zokugcina zempi, futhi iManila yayonakaliswe kakhulu. 