No, only Imelda Marcos's shoe collection.
Although there was substantial domestic opposition, especially by the American Anti-Imperialist League, the McKinley administration decided neither to return the Philippines to Spain, nor to allow Germany to annex the Philippines. Therefore, in addition to Guam and Puerto Rico, Spain was forced in the negotiations to hand over the Philippines to the U.S. in exchange for US$20,000,000.00, which the U.S. later claimed to be a "gift" to Spain. The first Philippine Republic rebelled against the U.S. occupation, resulting in the Philippine-American War (also known in contemporary U.S. government documents and popularly ever since by some Americans as the Philippine Insurrection) (1899–1913).
The islands slowly came under overall U.S. control and were organized as a United States territory. In 1935, their status was upgraded to that of an American Commonwealth, and plans were made to grant the islands independence in the next decade. Independence for the Philippines was finally granted on July 4, 1946, even after Japan invaded and occupied the islands during World War II, causing some to call for a delay in the granting of independence, which call was nonetheless discounted by a majority of American and Filipino politicians alike.
2006-06-21 08:20:53
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answered by askthetoughquestions 3
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i dont know if there's an Armed Forces Pacific...
the Philippines belongs to no one... it belongs to the the Filipino people.
2006-06-21 06:51:44
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answered by cooldude 5
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I believe it has its own Armed Forces called the ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP).
2006-06-21 06:51:32
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answered by Anonymous
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