Federation of Southern Tagalog

### Common Name(s)

North Philippine Federation (IF), The "Sell-outs" (UFSEA), The Philippines, Southern Tagalog

### Government

Aguilar Administration, National People's Democratic Party

### Important Cities

Manila, Baler, Cabanatuan, Malolos, Lucban, Dasmariñas

### Founded

1970 (Baler Rebellion)1979 (Sakura Declaration/Deklarasyon Rosas)

## DEMOGRAPHICS

### Language(s)

English (lingua franca) Tagalog (lingua nazionale) Japanese (lingua ausiliaria)

## POLITICS

### Other Parties

Tagalog Nationalist Party [PNT], Communist Party of Southern Tagalog [PKTT], Social Democratic Coalition [KSD], Fascist Movement for the Liberation of Luzon [PKPL] (suspended)

## ECONOMY

### Market Type

Controlled Market Economy, Limited Private Enterprise

### GDP

Nominal: 5,761,607,101.03£ (96,303,699,186.63₱)Per Capita: 341.99£ (5,716.35₱)

(1980 estimate)

The Southern Tagalog Republic, often referred to as the Philippines by allies, is a nation located in Southeast Asia. Its land borders are shared to the North and South by the **United Forces of Southeast Asia** and the **People's Republic of the Philippines**, as well as several maritime borders with **Kameyama** through the South China Sea; the **Imperial Federation** through the Straits of Palawan; and the Bangsamoro Islamic State via the Sulu Sea. Despite being recognized by all countries in the **Greater East Asian Co-Unity Sphere**, the proxy war between Britannia and Kameyama over the Philippines has forced the Southern Tagalog government into exile after a de-facto occupation by the UFSEA.

Formed after the degradation of order following the Crimson Revolution, revolutionaries of the National Popular Democratic Party (NPDP) led by Ocampo Aguilar seized the territories of **Southern Tagalog** with **Central Luzon** following suit. Manila fell on November 9th (Deklarasyon Rosas), officializing independence from the central government in Manila.

## History (1935-1980)

### The Philippine Commonwealth (1935-42)

Resulting from the passage of the **Tydings-McDuffie Act (Philippine Independence Act)**, the Philippines became a commonwealth with oversight from a "High Commissioner." It had independence in internal affairs while foreign policy remained under the control of the United States. President Quezon formed the Commonwealth Army under the National Defense Act of 1935 (Commonwealth Act 01). This was a time of impeccable progress for the country as it went from a backwater unincorporated territory into its nation semi-independent from its overlords. Though, this would not last.

Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, Japanese forces attacked the Philippines the following day. The country collapsed only in a few months, forcing the government into exile. Before this disaster, the Germans overrun the French, leaving the US as the few bastions of resistance against the gray flood of fascism. The war dragged on for years and reached the last stages when in 1944, **Gran Colombia** invaded a joint US-Mexican force. In turn, it secured Central America and humiliated the United States on the world stage. The war ended in 1945 with the Berlin Protocol. With the British allied with the Germans and the Americans annihilated on all fronts, the remaining allies died at the hands of the Quinpartite Axis.

### Japanese Occupation (1942-1945)

Shortly following the exile of the Commonwealth Government, Masaharu Homma was appointed as the governor-general of the Japanese-occupied Philippine Islands. Jose P. Laurel remained head of state of the Japanese-sponsored Second Republic. While brutal in his leadership of the country, Laurel tried his best to give the Philippines hope following the economic recession.

Under his tenure, he redistributed lands to the peasantry, improved heavy industry, and reformed the electoral process. He also instated national conscription and reformed the military, allowing lower officers to initiate and spearhead operations. This would be critical as UFSEA and other smaller insurgents were subverting government supply lines and food storage sites, dealing pain for the central government in Manila.

### Transition to Independence (1949-1953)

The transition toward an Independent Philippines began when the National Diet ratified the Overseas Territories Reorganization Law, resulting in the subsequent reorganization of Japan's imperial subjects. The central government in Tokyo saw the Philippines as a critical facet of the Empire's security. Hence its initial opposition to giving the Philippines some form of autonomy.