Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Commonwealth of the Philippines was formed in 1935 and was conquered by the Japanese on June 9, 1942, during World War II. The first president of the Commonwealth was Manuel L. Quezon. After the Japanese Occupation, it was followed by the Republic of the Philippines. See also: History of the Philippines Political History of the Philippines This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.