The distance between the above mentioned places is 11,310 km approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.
The US purchased the Philippines from Spain which is considerably different from taking those Islands as a prize in warfare.
No, there is no ATM machine in Bank of America in Makati, Philippines. Yes, you can withdraw dollars as long as your have dollar money in your deposit.
It takes about 2 hours to fly from Darwin to the Philippines.
Why did the Americans take the Philippines in 1899? to mine golds in different locations in the Philippines. Encyclopedia of the Philippines have long records of it.
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2 years
13 hours
Two days
10 hours
Depends
Around 5hrs
very long time