DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AND THE SECRET PAYMENT
The Secret Payment In 1942, General Douglas MacArthur accepted $500,000 dollars from the Philippine government during the siege of Corregidor and Bataan. ... “The roots of the story go back to 1935, when MacArthur accepted the offer of Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon to become his countrys top military advisor. Before he left, MacArthur convinced the War Department to make an exception to the rule forbidding U. ... Quezon then promised MacArthur a bonus of 46/100 of 1 percent of Philippine defense spending up to 1942. When MacArthur retired from the U. ... ” (PBS) This excerpt proves that a transaction between President Manuel Quezon and General Douglas MacArthur in fact did take place. ... A few days later, Quezon talked with MacArthur about the Executive Order No. ... This order consisted of paying MacArthur and his troops a “recompensation and reward” for the “magnificent defense” that was exerted by MacArthur’s Mission. Quezon stated that MacArthur’s bravery and perseverance was a record of services that was interwoven forever into the national fate of the Filipino people. Without support from the States, MacArthur readily accepted the cash. It is unclear why Quezon offered this amount of money to MacArthur as it is unclear why MacArthur accepted.