Philippines: Polity Style: 1897-2024 |
| 23 Mar 1897 |
insurgency government is constituted [1] |
| 1 Nov 1897 |
the Constitution of Biak-na-Bato is promulgated by the Revolutionary Government |
| 1 Nov 1897 - 16 Dec 1897 |
Republika ng Filipinas |
| 24 May 1898 |
insurgency government is constituted |
| 12 Jun 1898 |
proclamation of independence |
| 12 Jun 1898 - 21 Jan 1899 |
Islas Filipinas |
| 21 Jan 1899 - 1 Apr 1901 |
República Filipina |
| 11 Apr 1899 |
treaty ceding Philippines by Spain to the United States of America proclaimed |
| 11 Apr 1899 - 3 Jan 1942 |
possession of the United States of America |
| 11 Apr 1899 - 15 Nov 1935 |
Philippine Islands [2] |
| 15 Nov 1935 - 3 Jan 1942 |
Commonwealth of the Philippines = Mancomunidad de Filipinas |
| 3 Jan 1942 - 17 Aug 1945 |
military occupation by Japan |
| 14 Oct 1943 |
constituted as the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with the Constitution of 1943 (adopted by the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence on 4 Sep 1943; ratified by the Special General Assembly of the Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi) (Association for Service to the New Philippines) on 7 Sep 1943; effective on the date of the inauguration of the Republic at a public ceremony held in Manila 14 Oct 1943 as prescribed by Art. XI, Sec. 9) (Official Gazette, No. 9-A, Extra, 4 Sep 1943, pp. 1-48; The Tribune, No. 179, 15 Oct 1943, pp. 1-3, 5, 8, 11) |
| 14 Oct 1943 - 17 Aug 1945 |
Republic of the Philippines [3] |
| 27 Feb 1945 - 4 Jul 1946 |
possession of the United States of America |
| 27 Feb 1945 - 4 Jul 1946 |
Commonwealth of the Philippines = Mancomunidad de Filipinas |
| 4 Jul 1946 |
sovereign independence proclaimed |
| 4 Jul 1946 - |
Republika ng Pilipinas = Republic of the Philippines = (to 17 Jan 1973) República de Filipinas |
