List of wars involving the Philippines

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This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution.^[1] This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements.

List[]

Legend

  Philippine victory

  Philippine defeat

  Another result

  Ongoing conflict

Spanish colonial era[]

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States take over of the Philippine archipelago.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
Philippine Revolution 1898[d]	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spanish Empire Spanish East Indies	Philippine victory Declaration of Philippine Independence Establishment of First Philippine Republic
Philippine–American War 1899–1902	Philippines	United States	American victory The Philippines becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States
Moro Rebellion 1902–1913	United States Philippine Islands	Moro sultanates Sultanate of Sulu Sultanate of Maguindanao Confederation of sultanates in Lanao	American victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu

American colonial era[]

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
World War II (Pacific theater) 1941–1945	United States  Philippine Commonwealth	Empire of Japan Philippines[e] (1943–1945)	Allied victory Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred but Allied forces were regain control over the islands
	Empire of Japan Philippines[e] (1943–1945)	United States  Philippine Commonwealth	See above

Cold War era[]

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until the end of the Cold War era in 1991.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion 1946–1954	Philippines	Hukbalahap	Philippine government victory
Korean War 1950–1953[2]	South Korea  United States	North Korea  China  Soviet Union	Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states
	Philippines (combat support)[2]
Vietnam War 1964–1973[3]	South Vietnam  United States	North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG  China	North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam
	Philippines (civic support; combat support limited to self-defense)[4]
Communist rebellion 1969–1991	Philippines	New People's Army	Inconclusive See contemporary era
Moro conflict 1968–1991	Philippines	Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front (from 1977) Other Jihadist groups (from 1991)	Inconclusive See contemporary era

Contemporary era[]

Wars involving the Philippines from the end of the Cold War era in 1991 to present.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
Communist rebellion 1991–present	Philippines	New People's Army	Ongoing
Moro conflict 1991–present	Philippines	Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front Other Jihadist groups	Ongoing Peace deal with the MNLF signed in 1996 Peace deal with the MILF signed in 2014 and creation of Bangsamoro autonomous region

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External links[]

• Wars of the Philippines