<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - I-Philippines yayiyindawo yokulwa eyayinodlame kakhulu embusweni ohlaselayo, okungenani amabutho aseJapane angu-498,600 abulawa ekulweni nokumelana okuhlangene kwamaPhilippines namasosha aseMelika, inani elikhulu lokulahlekelwa uma kuqhathaniswa nendawo yesibili, iChina yonke, eyabangela amaJapane ukulahlekelwa kwabantu 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 lalilwa neMpi YasePhilippines kusukela ngo-October 1944, lapho iButho Lesithupha Lase-United States likaMacArthur lifika  <response>: 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. 