WWII - 1944 ca, Pacific, Philippine Newsreel: Puppet Government; Bombing of Manila; 23Sep44 Declaration of War Against US & Great Britain

WWII - 1944 ca, Pacific, Philippine Newsreel: Puppet Government; Bombing of Manila; 23Sep44 Declaration of War Against US & Great Britain 07:18:49 Puppet Government of Philippines, Economic Affairs Minister Pedro Sabido accepts a gift of rice from representative of Japanese Army & Navy. Rice loaded into trucks from Army stores. Trucks passing. 07:20:19 Title: Extra - Enemy Raids Manila 21Sep44 Tall building w/ flags at top, air raid sirens, people running for cover. Empty streets, carts, people in doorways. American bombers seen from ground, ack ack / flak. Dive bombers & explosions. Heavy smoke; men watch from trench. City in flames, dead horse in street. Civilian victims, corpses & wounded onto stretchers. Women & children carried on stretchers. Bomb craters; damage inside destroyed homes 07:24:00 Burning building in Manila’s Chinatown after another air raid, burning Nondo? church. Broken religious icons amidst rubble. Japanese soldiers inspect downed American plane, guns & pilot’s body. 07:25:50 Filipino civilians look at propaganda notices & posters re American air raids. 07:26:02 Title: State of War Proclaimed. 23Sep44 Philippine guards at the Presidential Palace. Puppet President Jose Laurel declares war w/ Japan against the US & Great Britain (SOF in English). Population listens in street - loudspeaker. Salutes. 07:28:10 Filipino flag hoisted, troops watch. The End. WWII; WW2; Southeast Asia; Philippine Occupation; Fighting; Pacific War; Japanese propaganda Newsreel; Pacific;