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1 day ago · Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the Treaty of Paris at the conclusion of the Spanish–American War rather than acknowledging the Philippines' declaration of independence.
- American victory, American occupation of the Philippines; dissolution of the First Philippine Republic
3 days ago · The Philippines was given to the United States by Spain as part of the 1898 Treaty of Paris Agreement when it lost the war against the U.S. The refusal to acknowledge the Philippines’ declaration of independence pushed Filipinos to revolt against the U.S., triggering the Philippine-American War that went on from 1899 to 1902.
1 day ago · On December 10, 1898, the Spanish government ceded the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. Armed conflict broke out between U.S. forces and the Filipinos when U.S. troops began to take the place of the Spanish in control of the country after the end of the war, quickly escalating into the Philippine–American War.
- April 21 – August 13, 1898, (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
3 days ago · Read Part I of this blog post here. I explained that in its 1975 and 1979 legal interpretations of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines, U.S. denied any legal obligation to defend the Philippines in an armed conflict over the Spratly Islands. These legal interpretations were not revised in the 2024 statements of […]
3 days ago · Spain lost Havana in Cuba and Manila in the Philippines to Britain, but they were returned in the 1763 Treaty of Paris. In Europe, the large-scale conflict that drew in most of the European powers was centred on the desire of Austria to recover Silesia from Prussia.
- 17 May 1756 – 15 February 1763, (6 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
4 days ago · What is a Free Trade Agreement? A free trade agreement is an agreement between two or more nations to reduce barriers to imports and exports among them. Under a free trade policy, goods and services can be bought and sold across international borders with little or no government tariffs, quotas, subsidies, or prohibitions to inhibit their exchange.
2 days ago · What is the CEDAW? Known as the International Bill of Rights of Women, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations in 1979 and took effect on 3 September 1981. The Philippines signed the CEDAW on 15 July 1980 and ratified it on 5 August 1981, the first ASEAN country to do so.
