The Commonwealth of the Philippines was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. It was established following the Tydings–McDuffie Act to repla
President Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippines
March 23, 1935: Constitutional Convention. Seated, left to right: George H. Dern, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Manuel L. Quezon
Manila circa 1936–1939.
Manuel L. Quezon visiting Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., while in exile
The Philippine Insular Government was an unincorporated territory of the United States that was established on April 11, 1899 upon ratification of the 1898 Treaty of Paris. It was reorganized in 1935
Commonwealth of the Philippines
…and commonwealth (dependency) of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. It was established following the Tydings–McDuffie Act to replace the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands and was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for full Philippine independence. Its foreign affairs remained managed by the United…
Revenue stamp for the Philippine Islands issued in 1930.
Poster advertising the passage of the Jones Law
Manila, capital of the Insular Government, March 1920.
William Howard Taft was the first civil governor of the Philippine Islands