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Political turmoil in Spain led to 24 governors being appointed to the Philippines from 1800 to 1860, [1]: 85 often lacking any experience with the country. [ 10 ] : 144 Significant political reforms began in the 1860s, with a couple of decades seeing the creation of a cabinet under the Governor-General and the division of executive and judicial ...
Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. [ 3 ] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.
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The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...
1 −18 Sakdalista 3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Gil Montilla Nacionalista The 1935 Philippine general election was the first general election of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. This was also the first direct election of the President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines ...
In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain [29] Miguel López de Legazpi forced the Treaty of Cebu on Rajah Tupas, which effectively gave Spain suzerainty over Cebu. [30] From Cebu, Legaspi expanded Spanish rule across the Philippines, taking possession of Manila for Spain in 1571. [31]
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Political history of the Philippines by period (7 C) A. Political party alliances in the Philippines (3 C, 8 P) C. Constitutions of the Philippines (4 P)