The document summarizes key events and developments during the Commonwealth Period in Philippine history. It discusses the passage of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting and Tydings-McDuffie Acts which granted Philippine independence. The 1935 Constitution was then approved. Additionally, the document outlines the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War 2, including the Bataan Death March and fall of Corregidor, as well as the economic hardships under Japanese rule.