President of the Philippines

Bulosan’s short story shares this idea of no choice with a political cartoon known as “What Will He Do,” which depicts President McKinley deciding whether or not to keep the Philippines or “send them to Spain” while the globe watches for his decision. Through the visual of President McKinley making a decision for the Philippines, the political cartoon “What Will He Do,” argues the Philippines are deprived of choice. “Be American” mirrors this argument by linking the Consorcio and his cousin to…

fate of the Philippines. The Americans were given three choices: to hand the islands back to Spain, to give the Philippines its independence, or to annex the territory. While many anti-imperialist Americans were against annexation, President William McKinley believed that it was God’s will for the Americans to uplift and civilize and Christianize them. McKinley believed that Filipinos were unfit for self-government; he also believed if the United States failed to annex the Philippines, it would…

A bold statement, to say the least. Since Duterte’s rise to power in May, 2016 as the 16th President of the Philippines, as what is described as a “landslide” victory with over 16 million votes (around 39% of total votes cast, more than 6 million votes ahead of his closest rival), both his actions and words has brought the Republic of the Philippines to the spotlight numerous times (Cruz, 2016). From comparing himself to Hitler, to cursing Obama “putangina” (literally means whore-mother,…

eleven thousand soldiers marched into the capital of the Philippines, Manila. The United States had three choices in regards to the Philippines, and we decided to annex them. A treaty to annex was ratified with a two-thirds majority in the Senate. Even though it seemed that our only choice was to annex, should we have annexed the Philippines? In this case, annexing means to incorporate new territory to something larger.…

was the Battle of Manila Bay. The U.S. destroyed the anchored Spanish fleet in a that battle. This battle had only wounded six U.S. soldiers.. "Spanish American War." On April 11, 1898, President McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the fighting in Cuba between the rebels and Spanish forces. President McKinley wanted to do this because he wanted to establish a stable government that would maintain order and ensure the peace and tranquility and the security of Cuban and the U.S.…

fact, the Philippines has a “history of strong political families across generations” (Niu 92) which sets it apart from many other countries in the region. Before the Philippine’s version of an elite class of well-connected political families was established in a more modern time,…

propose a total annexation of the Philippines as an American colony in order to protect American economic interests abroad. Firstly, recent economic success in the United States has created an economic surplus that cannot be contained within American borders that must be spread to other nations. Finding new employments for capital has and should be achieved by “great industrial countries [turning] to countries which have not felt the pulse of modern progress.” The Philippines would be a new…

was the Fall of Bataan. From December 1941 to May 1942, U.S and the Philippines forces fought desperately to resists against the Japanese invasion of the main island, Luzon. Philippines Defense Organization are consists of United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) and appointed commander was General Douglas McArthur and became United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) was created after McArthur departed the Philippines to Australia and led by Lieutenant General Jonathan…

President McKinley planned on gaining control of the islands as a way to have an upper hand in international trade and train a strong naval base. The U.S military was not given consent to take over the Philippines, but the Manifest Destiny ideology led McKinley and his army to to believe that this was the only logical action that could be taken. McKinley established…

under the pressure of declaring war on Spain coming from the public, President McKinley sent an ultimatum demanding Spain to withdraw from Cuba or go to war. On April 23, 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, with the combat taking place in the Spanish territories. In the Pacific, most of the fight took place in the Islands of Philippines. Because of its geography that was convenient for trading with China, the Philippines was more important to Spain than any other territory; therefore,…