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After the Spanish-American war.
The United States gained control over Palanan and the rest of the Philippines as a result of the
Spanish American War
The Philippines was controlled by the US as a colony from 1898 to 1946. It began when the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the US following the Spanish-American War. The US then established military control over the islands and eventually implemented a civil government. Full independence was granted in 1946.
The British never took over the US.