Off course not. The Republic of the Philippines is a sovereign state with a duly elected president and a constitution. The Philippines was under American rule until the end of World War 2 in 1945 when it attained its independence.
They occupied the Philippines
They occupied the Philippines
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States decide not to grant the Philippines independence. The Philippines was guaranteed a chance to become an official state.
The Philippines, a possession of the United States since 1899, became a Commonwealth under US jurisdiction on November 15, 1935, with full independence scheduled for 10 years from that date.
During the Commonwealth period, the Philippines were under the control of the United States as a commonwealth. It had a bicameral legislature, and Tagalog was adopted as the national language. Women were also awarded suffrage during the Commonwealth period. The government was exiled between 1942 and 1945 when the Philippines were under Japanese control during WWII. Once the war ended, the Philippines became their own republic, as outlined in the Philippine Constitution of 1935.
No The Philippines became a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War. Under the December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the islands to the United States for $20 million. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Japan took over the country from 1942-1944, but the United States regained the islands in 1945, and full independence was granted in July, 1946.
United States did not participate in 2006 commonwealth games.
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States.
The United States.
They occupied the Philippines
They occupied the Philippines
no, the Philippines does not belong to the united states.
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States.
United States
No. The Commonwealth of Nations is composed of former British possessions, territories and protectorates. Puerto Rico was never a British colony and was never part of the Commonwealth of nations. Puerto Rico is a free associated state and commonwealth of the United States. In this case "commonwealth" is a territorial status and has nothing to do with the Commonwealth of nations or the United States Commonwealth states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia.