Manila 1945: The Forgotten Atrocities

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Manila 1945: The Forgotten Atrocities By: Conrado Andres The film, “Manila 1945: The Forgotten Atrocities” represents strikingly collected and recorded events that took place during the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese. Those who witnessed and experienced the dreadful sceneries of a much harrowing plots of Japanese assaults were psychologically stricken. Much of the relics from the past have long been forgiven. But were they ever forgotten? There were many deaths, rapes as well as destruction of property. This paper therefore represents the reactions to all these atrocities. Destruction of property that owners had taken centuries to accumulate was one of the regretted losses by the residents of Manila. As the troops marched onto the grounds of Manila City and its environs, nothing was left standing. This destruction maimed Philippines’ economy. To date, the economy of Philippine still suffers from these losses. Prior to this invasion, the Philippine economy had a very promising tilt. Had it not been affected by the 1945 battle, this economy could be among the largest in the world. Secondly, as a result of this battle, the quality of lives of the Philippine citizens deteriorated at a gallop. Destruction of business premises rendered those who worked there jobless. Hundreds of thousands of Philippine citizens were reduced into beggars pasting a very bad image of the Manila city. Deaths that resulted out of this invasion had significant effects on the economy as well. A high number of those who died were workers who contributed to the growth of the economy. Industries that survived these attacks later suffered from low human capital to carry out their processes. Farmers and workers in the productive sectors of this economy lost their lives and therefore the industries could not get enough supply of
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