Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines, Order No. 2 (1942)
“ To make the people understand the position of the Philippines as a member of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, the true meaning of the establishment of a New Order in the sphere and the share which the Philippines should take for the realization of the New Order, and thus to promote friendly relations between Japan and the Philippines to the farthest extent. ”
