Then the Second World War and the Japanese occupation (since 1941) were a sudden cut: it left the newspapers as casualties, with most editors being forced into prison or exile.
Biglang naputol ito nang ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig at pananakop of mga Hapon (mula 1941): ang mga pahayagan ay naging biktima, at ang karamihan ng mga patnugot ay sapilitang ikinulong o ipinatapon.