Talk:Second Philippine Republic

Needed: Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945)

Hi. The Military history of the Philippines during World War II article is very sketchy and on its page there is a red link for an article about the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945) a very important subject that is still needed as there are already articles about: the Japanese occupation of Burma; Japanese occupation of Hong Kong; Japanese occupation of Indonesia; Japanese occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak and Japanese occupation of Singapore, so this gap is glaring. Anyone with and interest or expertise in this topic is welcome to start writing it. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 11:41, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

BC

The Bureau of Constabulary, the military force of the Second Philippine Republic, is not mentioned in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.177.218.22 (talk) 09:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

International recognition

This republic was recognized by the folowing countries: Burma, China (Wang Ching Wei republic), Japan, Manchukuo, Thailand, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Vichy France. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.203.82.19 (talk) 10:44, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Info about that probably should be added to the article, but a supporting source would need to be cited. According to these Google Books search results, Baviera, Aileen San Pablo; Yu-Jose, Lydia N. (1998), Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista, Foreign Service Institute, p. 8, ISBN 978-971-552-059-1 says that it was recognized by "Italy, Germany, Vichy France, Spain, Denmark, Bulgaria, ..." and perhaps some others not named there. I have not seen a paper or online copy of that source page, and I haven't been able to find an altenative source online. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 18:57, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Official languages other than Tagalog

In the infobox it is mentioned that Japanese and Spanish were official languages of the Second Philippine Republic, although no sources are given to prove this/these claim/s, nor any reference is done in the text of the article regarding the officiality of Japanese and/or Spanish (Tagalog is indeed, mentioned as the official language). 179.53.127.50 (talk) 12:33, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

This article uses the common_languagea parameter of {{infobox former country}}. I think that it is fair to say that Spanish, Japanese, and Tagalog were common languages of the country during that period of its history. See also [1].

{{infobox former country}} is said to be currently in the process of being merged with {{infobox country}}. I don't know when (or whether) the merger will be completed. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 23:40, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

November 1943 typhoon?

The Food Shortages section mentions of a typhoon in November 1943, however the Wikipedia page 1941–44_Pacific_typhoon_seasons doesn't list any Typhoon in November 1943. Which is correct? Kevink707 (talk) 17:19, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

I don't know where the info in the 1941–44 Pacific typhoon seasons came from, but some googling turned up Frances B. Cogan (2000), Captured: The Japanese Internment of American Civilians in the Philippines, 1941-1945, University of Georgia Press, p. 177, ISBN 978-0-8203-2117-2 and "1943 - July-December : POSTAL STAMPS AND FIRST DAY COVERS". philippinestamps.net.Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 19:40, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Flag

I saw this edit, and it caused me to wonder about the flag. I see the following in the Flag of the Philippines article:

The flag was once again banned with the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines beginning in December 1941 [...]. In ceremonies held in October 1943, Emilio Aguinaldo hoisted the flag with the original Cuban blue and red colors restored. The flag was initially flown with the blue stripe up, until President José P. Laurel proclaimed the existence of a state of war with the Allied Powers in 1944. The Commonwealth government-in-exile in Washington, D.C. continued to use the flag with the American colors, and had flown it with the red stripe up since the initial invasion of the Japanese.

This is mainly a Wikidata Philippines concern, but the people able to address it are probably editors of this article.

The immediate question relevant here is whether the flag shown is the flag of the puppet government. It should be, as that is the article topic.

The wider Wikidata question is how this case of a country having separate governments dispiting sovereignty during a time period should be handled there. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 00:42, 6 May 2023 (UTC)