Roosevelt signed a bill that made the Philippines a commonwealth until 1946, when it would become fully independent. Quezon was elected president of the new commonwealth. World War II interrupted ...

Binondo is the center of activities in Manila during the annual Chinese New Year celebrations where thousands gather for the ...

On Feb. 1, 2025, American and Filipino dignitaries, military leaders and local officials gathered at the Cabanatuan ...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO in February, 100,000 people died as the city of Manila burned. For 30 days, the Philippine capital was caught up in a clash between the Japanese and American armed forces in a bloody, ...

While the February 5 observance had become a local tradition, veterans and historians have worked to correct the record in order to give the appropriate recognition to the soldiers and residents who ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from ... Japanese Navy to strike a blow against the U.S. forces landing on the Philippine island of ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World ... the Philippines during World War II ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

Several weeks earlier, the Palawan Massacre took place in the Philippines, where 139 American POWs were killed by Japanese ...