Battle of the Philippines (1941 -- 42) 8 December 1941 -- 8 May 1942 Battle of Bataan 7 January -- 9 April 1942 Battle of Corregidor 5 -- 6 May 1942 Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941 -- 1945) 8 May 1942 -- 5 July 1945 Philippine resistance against Japan 1941 -- 45 Battle of Leyte 17 October -- 26 December 1944 Philippines campaign (1944 -- 45) 20 October 1944 -- 15 August 1945 Battle of Leyte Gulf 23 -- 26 October 1944 Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November - 21 December 1944 Battle of Mindoro 13 -- 16 December 1944 Battle of Kirang Pass 1945 Battle of Maguindanao January to September 1945 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf 6 -- 9 January 1945 Battle of Luzon 9 January -- 15 August 1945 Battle of Bessang Pass 9 January 1945 Raid at Cabanatuan 30 January 1945 Battle of Bataan (1945) 31 January 1945 Battle of Manila (1945) 3 February -- 3 March 1945 Battle of Corregidor (1945) 16 -- 26 February 1945 Battle of Baguio (1945) 21 February 1945 Raid at Los Baños 23 February 1945 Invasion of Palawan 28 February -- 22 April 1945 Battle of Mindanao 10 March -- 15 August 1945 Battle of the Visayas 18 March -- 30 July 1945 Battle at Piso Point 14 May 1945
when did world war 2 end in philippines
14 May 1945