President of the Philippines

Caribbean, as well as the Philippines off the southeastern coast of Asia. Following this brief war, there will be debate on how the Philippines should be divided and who should lead the nation. Emiliano Aguinaldo, the rebel leader of the Filipino people, attempted to lead a revolt against the Americans who had declared that they would rule the island, but miserably failed. With the success overseas, many people questioned the reasoning for fully annexing the Philippines. Anti-imperialists argued…

Wurtzbach of the Philippines was crowned the Miss Universe 2015. After being questioned on her opinion about the United States having a military presence in her country, she stated that she does not see any problem with it. Her pro-U.S. military presence response elicited strong reactions that baffled some politicians, leftist leaders, and activists who are against U.S. military presence in the Philippines. The debate of having U.S. military bases and/or troops in the Philippines has become a…

The Philippine-American War concluded five years ago, and the United States’ promise to free the Philippines has failed. When America first decided to engage in battle against Spain, the Philippines were fully supportive, for they believed they would gain freedom. The United States pledged the Filipinos that they would gain independence after Spain was defeated. First we promise the Philippines independence, then we kill around 20,000 of their people. The United States had no right to take the…

the early-mid 1900’s. One example of the effect of big business on United States foreign policy can be seen in the way in which the United States justified its entry into the Cuban War. Another example is that the United States imperialized the Philippines during this time in order to expand markets and create opportunities to gain natural resources. The things the United States wanted and used their resources for is yet another example of the power Big Business held over the United States…

SHOULD MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE BE THE RIGHT PRESIDENT FOR THE PHILIPPINES? INTRODUCTION Definition Our country and all of the Filipino people need Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte because our country is in a dire situation and would never be able to move forward unless a good leader takes it’s in charge and we all know that Mayor Duterte is a great leader because of his platform. In Philippines, corruption is endemic in all levels of government, including in the barangays but he also focus on…

Causes and Effects of the Spanish American War There were many causes and effects from the Spanish American War. From 1880, between the United States, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba, the United States wanted to imperialize after completing their manifest destiny and began a war with Spain while protecting Cuba. There were four main motives of the United States imperialism which were economic interest, political and military interest, humanitarian and religious interest, and social…

legitimate policy for the United States to follow because it was militarily, politically, and socially problematic. Imperialism created military problems because the invasion of other countries did not help the United States maintain a good image. President McKinley stated that “we could not give them back to Spain” (Doc3). “The Spanish American war took place because of America’s strong expansionist sentiment.” Because of America’s expansion it created social tensions between Spain and…

The Philippines never had it easy when trying to become independent and free themselves from oppression. The Filipino people knew that things weren’t going to happen overnight for them, but they still had faith for the future. They didn’t have power and a lot of support to fight for themselves to get what is key, independence and freedom. Bay where Spain was settled Their relationship with the U.S changed when the Spanish-American War took place in 1898. On the April 12th, Theodore Roosevelt…

a way to retain their Filipino identity in the new land. Filipino community came together easily as they experienced the same cruelty from the Spaniard voyagers. Officially, Filipinos came to the US by being a plantation worker at Hawaii. The Philippines were initially colonized by the Spanish and after the Spanish–American War in 1898, the United States bought the Philippines.This…

imperialism and expansion. Imperialism is the philosophy of directly or indirectly controlling other countries or its policies. It took various shape in the early 20th century for American imperialism with expansion spanning from Puerto Rico, the Philippines to Cuba, Panama and other Latin countries which brought U.S to the center of the world stage. But there was a difference of views between republicans and democrats and general people on the matter of expansion questioning the founding belief…