Collaboration and resistance Catalino Hermosilla and the Japanese occupation of Ormoc, Leyte (1942-1945)
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
History
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints
Volume
60
Issue
1
First Page
33
Last Page
68
Publication Date
3-2012
Abstract
This article presents local history in Leyte, Philippines, during the Japanese occupation, examining in particular the nature of collaborationism by Ormoc Mayor Catalino Hermosilla. In the context of local political feuds, this study shows how Hermosilla’s collaboration with the Japanese enabled him not so much to advance Japanese goals but to strengthen his political power base. However, contrary to the view that the Japanese occupation did not alter social dynamics, this study shows that, although Ormoc’s oligarchy remained conspicuous after the war, an important change had occurred as seen in the waning of Hermosilla’s clout in municipal politics.
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Recommended Citation
Ara, S. (2012). Collaboration and resistance Catalino Hermosilla and the Japanese occupation of Ormoc, Leyte (1942-1945). Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints, 60 (1), 33-68. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/13928
Disciplines
Asian History
Keywords
Local history; Oligarchy; World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Leyte; Catalino Gabot Hermosilla, Sr., 1898-1946
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