World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Philippine_Republic" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second Philippine Republic">Second Philippine Republic</a>, a puppet state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a>, is inaugurated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_P._Laurel" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jose P. Laurel">José P. Laurel</a> as its president.