This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution. This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements.
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Spanish colonial era Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States-Philippines War. Conflict Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results Philippine Revolution(1896-1899) 1896–1897 Katipunan Sovereign Tagalog Nation Tejeros Government Republic of Biak-na-Bato
1898 Philippine Revolutionaries Dictatorial Government (May–June) Revolutionary Government (from June) (May)
1899 1896–1897 Captaincy General of the Philippines Province of La Pampanga
1898
Captaincy General of the Philippines Province of La Pampanga
1899 Inconclusive Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain Philippine–American War started soon after Cession of Philippine sovereignty by Spain to the United States through the Treaty of Paris Filipinos control all of the Philippines except Manila and the port city of Cavite el Nuevo Philippine–American War(1899–1902) 1899–1902: Negros Republic Zamboanga Republic
1902–1906: Tagalog Republic
•Irreconcilables 1899–1902: United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
1902–1913: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands American victory American occupation of the Philippines fully established; dissolution of the First Philippine Republic Philippine Organic Act The Philippines becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States and later, a U.S. Commonwealth (until 1946). Moro Rebellion(1902–1913) Insular Government Sultanate of Sulu Maguindanao SultanateLanao Confederacy
(until 1901) American victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu
American colonial era Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946. Conflict Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results World War II(Pacific theater)(1941–1945) See See Allied victory Allied occupation of Japan Removal of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China Liberation of Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea Cession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Seizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union
Post-Independence era Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until today. Conflict Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results Hukbalahap Rebellion(1942–1954) Hukbalahap Philippine government victoryKamlon rebellion (1948-1955)Kamlon's ForcesPhilippine government victory Final surrender of Hadji Kamlon in 1955 Korean War(1950–1953) Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states Vietnam War(1964–1973) Viet Cong and PRG North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam (civic support) New People's Army Insurgency(1969–Present) Government of the PhilippinesSupported by: (advisors) Communist Party of the PhilippinesSupported by: (until 1976) Ongoing NTF-ELCAC implemented CPP-NPA leadership collapses Elimination of all major rebel "front" units Ongoing insurgency by NPA remnants Moro conflict(1968–2019)
Supported by:
International Monitoring Team (IMT)
IlagaBangsamoro
Former support:
NDFP MRLO
Jihadist groups Peace agreements declared between the Government and the MILF/MNLF
Cessation of hostilities with the MNLF and MILF Operation Enduring Freedom ended on 23 October 2017 dealing a heavy blow to jihadist forces, reducing their numbers significantly and recapturing all their territory Bangsamoro Transition Authority established to govern the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao until 2025 Ongoing ISIL insurgency and sporadic clashes between MILF loyalist militias and against the government The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was officially ratified on February 22, 2019, and replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
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