TY - ADVS TI - Manila City Hall KW - World War II in the Pacific/Japanese Occupation of the Philippines 1941-1945 KW - 1945 KW - arroceros street KW - command post KW - destruction KW - general macarthur's headquarters KW - insular ice plant KW - intramuros KW - japanese holdouts KW - japanese occupation KW - luzon KW - ruins KW - world war ii in pacific N1 - Because of the Manila City Hall's proximity to Intramuros, Japanese hold-outs defended it to the last man. The building became General Mac-Arthur's headquarters and command post on February 23, 1945. On the left is Arroceros Street; farther ahead is the smoke stack of the Insular Ice Plant UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/HI/HI00328a.jpg UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/HI/HI00328a.jpg UR - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=HI00328 ER -