▁Philippines ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁he ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁his ▁district ▁in ▁Tar lac ▁and ▁won . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Commonwealth ▁President ▁Manuel ▁L . ▁Que zon ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁Being ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁prominent ▁Commonwealth ▁officials ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁government ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Aqu ino ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁director - general ▁of ▁K AL I BA PI ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁assistant ▁chair men ▁of ▁the ▁Pre par atory ▁Commission ▁for ▁Philipp ine ▁Independ ence . ▁When ▁the ▁Second ▁Philipp ine ▁Republic ▁was ▁inaugur ated , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁collaboration ▁charges ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁as ▁the ▁combined ▁Filip ino ▁and ▁American ▁forces ▁continued ▁their ▁advance ▁to ▁liber ate ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁Japanese ▁forces , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Philipp ine ▁Republic , ▁which ▁included ▁Aqu ino , ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁B agu io . ▁Sub sequently ▁it ▁was ▁flow n ▁to ▁Japan ▁where , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁officials , ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁the ▁Sug amo ▁Pr ison ▁when ▁the ▁Japanese ▁surrender ed . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Aqu ino ▁was