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The Spanish colonial controlled the Philippines up until when the United States took possession of the islands as a territory after winning the Spanish-American War.

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Spain established its first permanent settlement in the Philippines in 1565. Spanish colonial control of the Philippines continued until 1898, when the United States took possession of the islands as a territory after winning the Spanish-American War. The Philippine Revolution, a struggle for indepe…

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The Philippine Republic declared independence and established a government in 1899, which the American military officials viewed as an act of insurrection.

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Later in that same year , the Philippine-American War broke out as the fillipino republics' declared war on the United States.

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In 1902, the Us congress passed the Filipino assembly, this caused hundreds of thousands of Filipinos to die in the war or to famine or diseases.

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A group of Marines were stationed in China from 1927 until they departed to the Philippines in November 1941, right on the brink of World War II. They fought invading Japanese forces in the Philippines, ultimately surrendering at an Island in the Philippines May 1942. Meaning that although we stole their land we defended it against the Japanese.

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"A bloody day I say to you,
That 9th of April’42.
When we had backed right to the shore,
Beyond which lay Corregidor,
Across the channel in the bay
Her guns were silent, as if to say,
'You fought them hard, we know you’re
there
Our guns would help you, if they knew
Where
But jungles hide you, we don’t know
We might hit friend—instead of foe.”
Bataan surrendered!—Hope had gone,
And left the 'Rock' to carry on
She rose to make one final thrust
And then fell back, mid blood and dust.
You fought in jungles, mountain, plain,
You fought for life, it seemed in vain
You learned to dodge both bomb and shell
You learned to laugh, when life was hell
You learned to fight without a gun
You learned to stick and never run.
You’re tired and hungry; sleepless nights
These jungle trails; Manila lights.
A gun that jammed, a screaming mare
Her guts ripped out, a burning flare,
A crippled tank, that hit a mine,
A heavy hit and weakened line
A field pieces split, right to the breech.
A landing boat upon the beach
A plane that fell and failed to rise
The pilot dead; His staring eyes,
A sniper hid up in a tree
Observers looking—Hard to see,
The setting sun—A flash of steel
A breathless scout, too numb to feel.
A guarded match, a flickering light
They must attack, no morn this night
A whispering challenge, 'foe or friend?'
Good God! This night will never end
Where is the help they said would come
Where is the help? We’re nearly done
The line is falling, can’t reform
We’re falling back—How long til morn
'The C.P. Please Must stop this route,'
'I’m sorry sir, the line is out'
A flag of truce unfurled to breeze
A gallant force brought to its knees
And slowly cam the realization
No cheer of joy and no elation.
They’d done their best, the going’s tough
Their best was good, but not enough"

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Japan took control of the Philippines during World War II, it returned to U.S. control after the war. In 1946, the U.S. and the Philippines signed the Treaty of Manila, whereupon the United States recognized the independence

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gained independence 4th of July 1946

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nm6PoI1Oe2Bgqupv9qSr1zeeJSUrT4_q3YH9tYOzuRw/edit