Roy Anthony Cutaran Bennett (April 6, 1913,

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– November 11, 1990,

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, USA) was the outspoken editor of the ''

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'' before and during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

Imprisonment

For 13 months prior to liberation of the Philippines by combined American and Filipino forces in 1945, Bennett was imprisoned and tortured in

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and

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by the Japanese for his writings opposing the military expansion of the

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. His refusal to cooperate with the Japanese occupiers, who desired to use the newspapers as a

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organ under their

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, became symbolic motivation to Filipinos to intensify their resistance.

Family background

Bennett was one of four children of Roy DeWitt Bennett (1884–1968) and Josefa Camaguian Cutaran Bennett (1884–1949).

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1913 births 1990 deaths Filipino newspaper editors Filipino torture victims People from Nueva Vizcaya People from Manila People from Rosemead, California Manila Bulletin people Filipino emigrants to the United States {{Philippines-journalist-stub