Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...

Roosevelt signed a bill that made the Philippines a commonwealth until 1946, when it would become fully independent. Quezon was elected president of the new commonwealth. World War II interrupted ...

Three Oklahoma State University students plan to travel to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, this spring to install a local exhibit telling the story of Payne County residents who were deployed ...

Photo courtesy of the Missouri History Museum. The Japanese invasion of the Philippines was the first action of World War II in which units of the U.S. Army faced the enemy on the ground.

History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. The Philippine Mars water bomber touched down near Alameda on Sunday, in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia. "To see a sea plane land ...

Maria Orosa and her fellow World War II heroes were given a final resting place at San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila ...

At the end of the 19th century, it claimed the Philippines as a colony and fought a guerilla war against Filipino rebels. The ensuing history of the Philippines -- its shaky democracy, its armed ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World ... the Philippines during World War II ...

On Feb. 1, 2025, American and Filipino dignitaries, military leaders and local officials gathered at the Cabanatuan ...