While the start of wars are well defined and documented, the actual end of wars are less clear. This paper looks into the processes by which World War II came to an end in the Philippines. Beyond the official cease fire declared on August 15, 1945, Japanese units in various parts of the Philippines surrendered at different dates, some more informally than others. The formal end of the war through the signing of surrender documents in Baguio was just one of many official ceremonies in the Philippines, carried out on different dates and places.