So for me based on the picture, it is about the Bataan Death March. It begins when Filipinos and American prisoners are forced to march a long long miles away. It was absolutely tragedy. Without access to proper medical treatment, the prisoners of war were made to march through humid, hot environments. They were forced to sleep in the harsh Philippine circumstances and suffered from malnutrition. The prisoners who were unable to complete the march were murdered, tortured, and occasionally beheaded. Filipinos suffered disproportionately compared to US forces during the Bataan Death March, leaving a terrible legacy.

In December 8, 1941, the Japan attacked the Philippines, 10hrs after bombing the Pearl Harbor. They started attacking the islands of the country till they reach the Manila. The Philippine-Americans are out numbered to the Japanese, forcing them to retreat and go to Bataan and Corregidor. The Philippine-Americans waited for back-ups in the opening of Manila Bay, but no one came. Manila was then declared as Open City to avoid its eventual destruction.

While the Manila was already occupied by the Japanese soldiers in January 1942, they also started slaughtering the big numbers of Americans and Filipinos in Bataan. The war in Bataan lasted for 3 months. Due to hunger, sickness, weakness, and lack of equipment, the Philippine-American forces were forced to surrender to the Japanese soldiers.

In April 9, 1942, Japanese forces finally took the Bataan. All the soldiers that surrendered themselves were forced to walk from Bataan to Pampanga. Thousands of soldiers died due to heat, fatigue, hardship, pain, and wounds. This walk was known as the "Death March."

Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright led the army of Corregidor. At first, he didn't want to surrender to the Japanese forces and kept fighting. One night in May 1942, the Japanese forces used tanks to attack the Malinta Tunnel, where all the thousands of patients and nurses are located. To avoid the massacre, Wainwright is forced to surrender to the Japanese forces.

The "Puppet Government" started in this period because all Filipino leaders' movement and words were controlled all by the Japanese. The economy fell during this period. Product production, cultivation, and trade stopped. The vehicle for transportation was confiscated by the Japanese. The Japanese Government then created money called "mickey mouse money". Due to the high price of commodities, the government built the 'bigasang bayan' to meet the needs of the people. 

In their society, all men who are caught violating the orders will be sent to Fort Santiago to be punished to death. Women, were then forced to go outside their house or work just to be forcibly raped many times. Death is the punishment for those who help save women. Many Filipinos do not sleep well for fear of being suddenly arrested and punished. Fear prevails in every Filipino.

 

The Bataan Peninsula and the fortress island of Corregidor served as the resistance against the Japanese; over 76,000 prisoners of war and over 10,000 Americans were managed to capture and forced to march from Mariveles to Capas, Tarlac, which is also known as the "Bataan Death March," and their occupation allowed for the rise of malaria, dysentery, and tuberculosis. Freedom of speech was curtailed, nearly all English newspapers were shut down, and pessimistic and sour commentary on journalism were alloted. Because the Japanese were unable to understand Filipino, it was used during their time as a means of communication. Even English writers managed to learn the language in order to communicate. The Philippines' liberation was aided by President Sergio Osmena and Douglass McArthur's landing in Leyte. When MacArthur and President Sergio Osmena arrived in Leyte, it contributed to the liberation of the Philippines. MacArthur's role was to advise the Philippine government on defense issues and prepare the Philippine defense forces for 1946, when the Philippines would achieve full independence. Many aspects of Japanese culture were left behind, including the introduction of the Japanese currency and strict curfews.

 

Construction of barangays, the establishment of a military government, and adjustments to the educational system all took place during this time. Overall, there may have been a dark chapter in our shared history with Japan, but they also contributed in a number of ways. Infrastructure development and improvement in the Philippines have been aided by Japan. These consist of airports, major thoroughfares, and bridges. ports and railroads. We are all familiar with the Japanese colonization of the Philippines, which lasted for more than three years before Japan finally gave up. Many of our fellow citizens had experienced significant wrongful death cases and severe physical devastation by the war's end. Victims like these can be likened to comfort women. Numerous women were raped and kidnapped by force to garrison buildings, where they were imprisoned and forced to perform sexual services. In full view of the women and the rest of their families, their fathers or husbands were killed. Additionally, Filipino-language writing replaced English-language writing as the primary literary language in the Philippines. The American-hating Japanese authorities did everything in their power to turn Filipino pity away from the Americans.