Ganap Party

The Ganap Party was a Filipino political party that grew from the Sakdalista movement and were led by Benigno Ramos. The party, which was founded in 1939, was pro-Japan in outlook and saw an alliance with them as the road to independence. Indeed their propaganad was so rabildy pro-Japanese and anti-American that Ramos was imprisoned for a spell. [William J. Pomeroy, "The Philippines: Colonialism, Collaboration, and Resistance", p. 113] Despite this Ganap were allowed to organise and they were one of only three parties allowed to stand in the 1941 election when Manuel L. Quezon sought re-election. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,801271-1,00.html 'Bedroom Campaign'] from "Time", November 24,1941] The party's main area of support was Metro Manila and the provinces which surround it. [ [http://asianjournalusa.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=80&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=3260&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1028&hn=asianjournalusa&he=.com 'Filipinos Fight for Freedom: 1941-1945'] ]

Ganap collaborated with the Japanese during the occupation of the islands, although they were disestablished in 1942 when the occupiers decreed the creation of KALIBAPI into which they were absorbed. [Pomeroy, op cit] Many of the original party followers would go on to form the basis of the militia group Makapili, which the Japanese founded in November 1944. [Pomeroy, op cit, p. 114]

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* [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stnakano/welcome/mono/1994iaha.PDF Article on the Philippines during World War II]
* [http://www.thoughtequity.com/video/clip/49306101_048.do Footage of a Ganap Party rally]