New York Daily News Original 1941 Vintage Newspaper-Japan Renews Manilla Attack- Wednesday, Dec.10, 1941. Includes Wear and Tear. Not For Reading. 11x15 inches The Philippines campaign (Filipino: Kampanya sa Pilipinas or Labanan sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Campaa en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japons, Japanese: ________, romanized: Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines or the Fall of the Philippines, was from December 8, 1941 to May 8, 1942 the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan and the defense of the islands by United States and the Philippine Armies during World War II.