Institution
Philippine Executive Commission
The Philippine Executive Commission was the civil administration set up by the Japanese army in January 1942, after the occupation of Manila, to govern the Philippines under military control. Chaired by Jorge B. Vargas and composed of prewar Filipino politicians, it handled day-to-day government while real power lay with the Japanese. It was replaced in October 1943 by the nominally independent Second Philippine Republic under José P. Laurel.
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