In the fall of 1896, Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish ... went to war over Cuba, the Philippines joined the side of the U.S. On June 12, 1898, Aguinaldo declared the independence ...

After joining the U.S. side of the war against ... Aguinaldo declared the independence of the Philippine islands, and in January 1899, he became the president. After the Spanish defeat, the ...

This week on February 6, 1964, former President Emilio F. Aguinaldo passed away at the Veterans Memorial Hospital at the age of 94. Aguinaldo was a controversial figure in history who one of my former ...

ending the Spanish-American War. 4. Philippine Independence from the United States The Philippines gained independence from the United States on July 4, 1946. This date was celebrated as ...

Following its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain relinquished the control of its colonies located in the Philippines ... under the leadership of Emilio Aguinaldo sought independence ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

That Independence Day followed a brutal armed conflict against Japanese occupation in the Second World War, as well as the terms ... the highest office in the land is the Philippine head of state, not ...

A piece of Philippine ... after the Spanish-American War of 1898, it is a known fact that Spain handed over the country to the US through the Treaty of Paris. Anticipating independence from ...

The Philippines achieved full independence from the US in 1946 ... After the defeat of the Spanish in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Cebuanos stormed the fort and raised the Philippine flag ...

following the Spanish-American War, when the United States annexed the Philippines, only granting full independence to the country in 1946. Koronel was one of the Philippines’ biggest actresses ...