Philippine guerrillas

E220864

irregular military force resistance movement

Philippine guerrillas were resistance fighters in the Philippines who waged irregular warfare against Japanese occupation forces during World War II, often in coordination with Allied forces.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Hukbalahap	4
Filipino guerrillas	2
Philippine guerrilla forces	2
Filipino resistance movement	1
Philippine guerrilla movement	1
Philippine guerrilla resistance	1
Philippine guerrillas canonical	1
Philippine resistance against Japan	1
Philippine resistance movement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1942349 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philippine guerrillas
Context triple: [Battle of Mindanao (1945), belligerent, Philippine guerrillas]

A. Philippine Revolutionary Army
The Philippine Revolutionary Army was the military force of the First Philippine Republic that fought for independence against both Spanish colonial rule and later American occupation at the turn of the 20th century.
B. Philippine Scouts
The Philippine Scouts were U.S. Army–organized Filipino military units that served as elite troops, particularly noted for their role in defending the Philippines during World War II.
C. Philippine Commonwealth Army
The Philippine Commonwealth Army was the military force of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, organized with U.S. support and best known for its role defending the country against Japanese invasion during World War II.
D. Malayan National Liberation Army
The Malayan National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party that waged a guerrilla insurgency against British colonial and Malayan government forces during the Malayan Emergency.
E. Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philippine guerrillas
Target entity description: Philippine guerrillas were resistance fighters in the Philippines who waged irregular warfare against Japanese occupation forces during World War II, often in coordination with Allied forces.

A. Philippine Revolutionary Army
The Philippine Revolutionary Army was the military force of the First Philippine Republic that fought for independence against both Spanish colonial rule and later American occupation at the turn of the 20th century.
B. Philippine Scouts
The Philippine Scouts were U.S. Army–organized Filipino military units that served as elite troops, particularly noted for their role in defending the Philippines during World War II.
C. Philippine Commonwealth Army
The Philippine Commonwealth Army was the military force of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, organized with U.S. support and best known for its role defending the country against Japanese invasion during World War II.
D. Malayan National Liberation Army
The Malayan National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party that waged a guerrilla insurgency against British colonial and Malayan government forces during the Malayan Emergency.
E. Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	irregular military force ⓘ resistance movement ⓘ
activeIn	Luzon ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Visayas ⓘ
casusBelli	Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
composedOf	Filipino civilians ⓘ Philippine Constabulary veterans ⓘ USAFFE soldiers who evaded capture ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
coordinatedWith	South West Pacific Area (Allied command) ⓘ linked to: South West Pacific Area United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
goal	liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ
ideology	Filipino nationalism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ linked to: Tagalog various Philippine languages ⓘ
notableCommander	Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ Luis Taruc ⓘ Macario Peralta Jr. ⓘ Ruperto Kangleon ⓘ Wendell Fertig ⓘ
notableUnit	Anderson’s Guerrillas ⓘ Hukbalahap ⓘ linked to: Philippine guerrillas Hunters ROTC ⓘ Marking Guerrillas ⓘ USAFFE guerrillas ⓘ
opposed	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ
partOf	Philippine resistance against Japan ⓘ linked to: Japanese occupation of the Philippines
performedOperation	ambushes of Japanese patrols ⓘ intelligence gathering for Allied forces ⓘ protection of local civilian populations ⓘ sabotage of Japanese supply lines ⓘ
receivedSupplyFrom	Allied submarines ⓘ air drops by Allied aircraft ⓘ
recognizedBy	Philippine Commonwealth government-in-exile ⓘ linked to: Commonwealth of the Philippines United States Army ⓘ
result	contributed to defeat of Japanese forces in the Philippines ⓘ
significantEvent	support of the Leyte landings ⓘ support of the Luzon campaign ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
supportedBy	Allied forces ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
usedWarfareType	guerrilla warfare ⓘ irregular warfare ⓘ

How these facts were elicited