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Footage of the ceremonies whereby the affairs of civil government were turned over by the US Army, represented by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, to the Philippine Commonwealth, of which the incumbent President was Sergio Osmeña. The ceremonies were held on 27 February 1945.
Video credit: United States National Archives.
More about this event from the Official Gazette of the Philippine Government - https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/02/27/speech-of-general-macarthur-upon-turning-over-to-president-sergio-osmena-the-full-powers-and-responsibilities-of-the-commonwealth-government-under-the-constitution-february-27-1945/
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Footage of the ceremonies whereby the affairs of civil government were turned over by the US Army, represented by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, to the Philippine Commonwealth, of which the incumbent President was Sergio Osmeña. The ceremonies were held on 27 February 1945.
Video credit: United States National Archives.
More about this event from the Official Gazette of the Philippine Government - https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/02/27/speech-of-general-macarthur-upon-turning-over-to-president-sergio-osmena-the-full-powers-and-responsibilities-of-the-commonwealth-government-under-the-constitution-february-27-1945/
Get more Batangas History at https://www.batangashistory.date/.
![Kape Tayo Episode 7 [Post War Lipa City]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R43ZJdIJIYY/mqdefault.jpg "Kape Tayo Episode 7 [Post War Lipa City]
This seventh installment of a historical series produced by the Office of Culture, Arts & Tourism of the Lipa City Government discusses conditions in Lipa City after World War II. The video is uploaded with permission from the Lipa City Government.
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