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The Aetas

Background of the Aetas

One of the major but less well known indigenous guerrilla units that served in Northern and Central Luzon were the Aetas. The Aetas are a Negrito ethnic group considered to be one of the earliest inhabitants of the Philippine Islands. The Aeta Negritos are geographically isolated from the urban cities and main provinces of Luzon which meant that their knowledge of the mountain regions of Luzon, their understanding of the local natural resources, and their hunting and tracking skills were considerably valuable resources to the underground resistance.

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The Negrito Special Troops (All Aeta Squadron 30) photographed in Tarlac Province, 1945.

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Philippines' Resistance:
​The Last Allied Stronghold in the Pacific

The people of the Philippine Islands during the early half of the 20th century experienced various waves of Western imperialism, two wars of attempted secession from Western powers, and two world wars. And yet the Philippine Islands and its people have received only small subheadings in many American textbooks and histories. 
The wartime experiences from the perspectives of the Philippine people have gone unnoticed and have become overshadowed by the sociopolitical dominating legacy of American figures like General MacArthur, leader and historical symbol of the Pacific Theater during World War II. MacArthur's famous phrase "I came through and shall return" is etched into every facet of World War II historical narratives, textbooks, and monuments that pay tribute to the Allied forces in the retaking of the Pacific from the Japanese. But It is the lesser known people and leaders of the Philippine resistance against the Axis powers whose efforts and contributions allowed for the effective and speedy return of MacArthur's military forces. 
The Philippine guerrilla resistance consisted of a diverse cast of Filipino men and women, ethnic and indigenous minorities, American and European immigrants and soldiers, young and old, rich and poor, from farmer to politician. The various units of Philippine guerrillas, their tactics, military resources, and vigor to survive and end the Japanese maltreatment of the Philippine peoples paint the Pacific Theater from 1941-1945 as desperate, dark, and bloody for Asian communities throughout East and Southeast Asia. But their resourcefulness, cooperative efforts to collaborate and network with MacArthur across the South Pacific, and massive grassroots liberation movement directly point to the remarkable value that the Philippine Underground Resistance proved to be in aiding the Allies' ability to retake the Pacific.

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    • Publications >
      • Pinay Guerrilleras: The Unsung Heroics of Filipina Resistance Fighters During the Pacific War
      • Unit 731
      • The Undrowning Lotus: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Sexual Slavery Survivor
      • Taiwan- The Israel of the East: How China, Japan, and the United States Influenced the Forming of a New Nation
      • Three Years Eight Months
      • Philippines' Resistance
      • Siamese Sovereignty: Thailand's Strategy of Political Duality During World War II
      • Cannibalism Culture: The Bushido Horror of World War II
      • Fall of Singapore
      • Rising Sun
    • Audiobooks >
      • Unit 731
      • Cannibalism Culture: The Bushido Horror of World War II
      • Fall of Singapore
      • Rising Sun: The Innocent Fascist Symbol
      • Philippines' Resistance
      • Pinay Guerrilleras
  • Resource Page
    • Unit 731 - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • Background of Biochemical Warfare Development
      • Imperial Japan's Chemical Warfare Development Program
      • Map of Unit 731
      • Personnel of Unit 731
      • Duties of Unit 731
      • Human Experimentation
      • [GRAPHIC] Germ Warfare Attacks
      • Cover Ups After the War
      • [OLD] Cover Ups After the War
    • Philippines' Resistance - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • Philippines World War II Timeline
      • The Japanese Invasion & Conquest of the Philippines
      • Bataan Death March
      • Formation of Underground Philippines Resistance
      • Supplies of the Guerrilla Fighters
      • The Hukbalahap
      • Hunter's ROTC
      • Marking's Guerrillas
      • United States Army Forces in the Philippines of Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL)
      • The Aetas
      • Chinese and Filipino-Chinese Nationalist Guerrilla Units
      • The Female Faces of the Philippine Guerrillas
    • Rising Sun Flag - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • History of the Rising Sun Flag
      • Atrocities Committed Under the Flag
      • Rising Sun Flag in Pop Culture
    • Pinay Guerrilleras - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Japanese Occupation of the Philippine Islands: Pinays Answering the Call to Arms
      • The Fierce Heneralas and Kumanders of the Hukbalahap Guerrillas
      • Amazons of the Pacific Theater
      • Filipina American Veterans: Recovering the Extraordinary Feats of the Ordinary Pinays
      • The Legacy of the Asian Women Soldier
    • Fall of Singapore - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Singapore World War II Timeline
      • History of World War II in the Pacific
      • History of Singapore
      • Japan's Conquest in Asia
      • Japan's Invasion of the Malay Peninsula
      • Sook Ching Massacre
      • Double Tenth Incident
      • Social Changes and Challenges in Singapore
      • Voices from Syonan
      • Return to British Rule
    • Three Years and Eight Months - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Hong Kong before WW2
      • Buildup to World War 2
      • The Battle of Hong Kong
      • Life during 3 Years and 8 Months
      • Prisoners of War Camps
      • End of Japanese Occupation
      • War Crimes Trials
    • Siamese Sovereignty - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • The Land of Smiles
      • The Thai-Japanese Relationship
      • Phibun’s Domestic and International Policies
      • The Free Thai Resistance Movement
      • Post WW2 Aftermath of Thailand
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