Editing Misamis Occidental (section)

===Japanese occupation===
On May 6, 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Misamis Occidental, beginning their brief occupation of the province during [[World War II]]. In 1945, combined American and [[Philippine Commonwealth]] forces liberated the province, and with the help of the recognized guerilla units, defeated the Japanese forces.{{explain|date=April 2016}} During World War II, Misamis became the capital of the [[Free Philippines]] as the seat of government of the Free Philippines then was the Capitolio. The United States Forces in the Philippines under Colonel [[Wendell Fertig]] based in Misamis Occidental, was the rallying point for the guerrillas in Mindanao. This was historically significant because it is the only time in Philippine history when its capital was in Mindanao, in the region then known as Misamis. The Free Philippine Government was then issuing Misamis Occidental emergency notes. Late [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Manuel L. Quezon]], upon knowing that Oroquieta was made a capital of the Free Philippines and that the town was issuing emergency notes, authorized the printing of the Mindanao emergency note.