This list of conflicts in the Philippines is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict, Philippine revolts against Spain, battles, skirmishes, and other related items that have occurred in the Philippines' geographical area.[1]

List

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Results
Precolonial period
Battle of Maynila (1365)
Majapahit–Luzon conflict
Maynila

Majapahit

  • Majapahit naval forces
Inconclusive
Unspecified and disputed battle[2] according to the Nagarakretagama.
Moro raid of Po-ni[a] (1369)

Sulu

  • Sulu forces

Majapahit Empire

  • Majapahit fleet

Decisive Majapahit victory

  • Po-ni was left weaker
  • Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulu[3]
Tamil rebellion (c. 1400)
Sri Lumay
Sri Alho
Sri Ukob

Chola Empire

Tamil victory

Bruneian invasion of Palawan (c. 1477)
Bruneian expansion
Bruneian Empire
Sultanate of Sulu
Bruneian–Sulu victory Southern and central Palawan were annexed by Brunei.[5]
Bruneian invasion of Mindoro (c. 1500)Ma-iBruneian Empire

Bruneian victory

Bruneian-Tundun War (c. 1500)TundunBruneian Empire

Bruneian victory

Battle of Malabang and Lanao del Sur (c. 1475)
Maguindanao expansion

Sultanate of Maguindanao

Samal warriors

LumadsMaguindanao victory[9]
Visayan Coalition (1500 CE.)[10]

Madja-as victory

  • Failure to conquer the Visayan confederation.
  • Escape of the hostaged Visayan villagers and slaves.
Battle of Mactan (1521)

Kedatuan of Mactan

Mactan victory

  • Death of Ferdinand Magellan
  • Departure of the Spanish expedition
Bohol-Ternatean War (1563)

Kingdom of Bohol

Sultanate of Ternate

Portuguese mercenaries

Ternatean victory

  • Death of Datu Dailisan
  • 10,000 Bohol people flee to Dapitan.[11]
Spanish colonial period

Spanish Conquest of Luzon and the Visayas
(1565-1571)

Maynila
Namayan
Tondo
Cainta
Madja-as

Spanish Empire

Battle of Manila (1574)

Spanish Empire

Chinese pirates
Wokou

Spanish victory

  • Limahong retreated and abandoned his plans to invade Manila and instead settled in Pangasinan.
1582 Cagayan battles

Spanish Empire

Wokou

Spanish victory

  • Pirate activity became sparse
  • Establishment of the city of Nueva Segovia (now Lal-lo)
Battles of Playa Honda (1610-1624)

Spanish Empire

Dutch Republic

Spanish victory
Battles of La Naval de Manila (1646)

Spanish Empire

Dutch Republic

Spanish victory
Battle of Puerto de Cavite (1647)

Spanish Empire

Dutch RepublicSpanish victory
Spanish campaigns in Lanao (1637–1639 CE)

Sultanates of Lanao

  • Sultans of Lanao
    • Datus of Lanao

Spanish Empire

  • Failure of the conquest and Christianize the Maranao people.
Battle of Manila (1762)
(part of Seven Years' War)

Spanish Empire

Kingdom of Great Britain

Spanish defeat

  • Manila and Cavite was occupied by the British until 1764 when a treaty concluded the war.
Spanish Conquest of Mindanao
Sulu Sultanate
Maguindanao Sultanate
Sultanates of Lanao

Spanish Empire

  • Maguindanao is confined into the interior of Mindanao.
  • Spain conquers portions of Mindanao and Jolo and imposes protectorate status over the Moros of Sulu.
  • Spain failed to completely subjugate Moros.
Philippine revolts against Spain
Dagami Revolt
(1565)

Rajahnate of Cebu

Spanish Conquistadors

Ceasefire

Tondo Conspiracy[15]
(1587)

Tondo
Maynila
Bulacan
Pampanga
Palawan

  • Maginoos
    • Agustin de Legazpi, Lakan of Tondo
    • Martin Pangan, datu of Tondo
    • Magat Salamat, datu of Tondo
    • Pitonggatan, datu of Tondo
    • Luis Amanicalao, datu of Tondo
    • Calao, datu of Tondo
    • Geronimo Bassi, datu of Tondo
    • Gabriel Tuambacar, datu of Tondo
    • Francisco Acta, datu of Tondo
    • Amarlangagui, datu of Tondo
    • Joan Banal, datu of Tondo
    • Alonso Lea, datu of Tondo
    • Esteban Taes, datu of Bulacan
    • Pedro Balinguit, datu of Pandacan
    • Agustín Manuguit, datu of Maysilo
    • Felipe Salalila, datu of Maysilo
    • Felipe Salonga, datu of Polo
    • Felipe Amarlangagui, datu of Catangalan
    • Omaghicon, datu of Navotas
    • Juan Basi, datu of Taguig
    • Daulat, datu of Castilla
    • Luis Balaya, datu of Bañgos
    • Dionisio Capolo (Kapulong), datu of Candaba
    • Amaghicon, datu of Cuyo
  • Dionisio Fernandez, Japanese Interpreter

Supported by:

Spanish Empire

Conspiracy failed

  • The uprising failed when they were betrayed to the Spanish authorities by Spanish Encomendero Pedro Sarmiento that pretended cooperation but turned traitor and Antonio Surabao (Susabau), datu of Calamianes.
  • The rebels were arrested, tried and found guilty of treason.
    • Executed and their properties wholly or partly confiscated are Agustín de Legazpi, Martín Pangan, Dionisio Fernandez, Omaghicon, Gerónimo Bassi, Felipe Salalila, Esteban Taes, and Magát Salamat.
    • Five leading members were exiled to Mexico: Pedro Balinguit, Pitonggatan, Felipe Salonga, Calao, and Agustín Manuguit. They were the very first natives of the Philippines to settle in New Spain (Mexico).
    • Exiled from their respective villages and fined were Felipe Amarlangagui, Daulat, Juan Basi, Dionisio Capolon, Luis Balaya, Luis Amanicalao, and five other Tondo chiefs namely Francisco Acta, Gabriel Tuambacar, Calao, Amarlangagui, and Joan Banál. Alonso Lea was acquitted. Still to be sentenced was Amaghicon.
Cagayan and Dingras Revolts Against the Tribute
(1589)
Ilocanos and Ibanag

Spanish conquistadors

Ceasefire

  • Rebels pardoned.
  • The tax system was reformed.
Magalat Revolt (1596)

Datu Magalat of Cagayan

Spanish and Filipino colonial troops

  • Pedro de Chaves

Revolutionary defeat

  • Death of Datu Magalat
Igorot Revolt (Cordillera 1601)

Igorot clans and tribes

Spanish conquistadors

Ceasefire

  • The Spaniards were only able to gain nominal political and military control over them.
Sangley Rebellion (1603)SangleysSpanish EmpireSangley defeat
Caquenga's Revolt (1607)Babaylan CaquengaSpanish EmpireRebellion failed
Bankaw revolt (1621-1622)

Spanish Empire

Rebels defeated
Sumuroy Revolt (1649-1650)

Agustin Sumuroy

  • Don Juan Ponce
  • Don Pedro Caamug
  • David Dula y Goiti

Spanish Empire

  • Spanish and Filipino colonial troops

Revolutionary defeat

  • Agustin Sumuroy was killed by his own men.
Silang Revolt (1762–1763)

Diego Silang
Gabriela Silang

Spanish Empire

Spanish victory

  • Defeat of the Ilocanos.
  • Gabriela Silang was executed by Spanish authorities in Vigan on September 10, 1763.
Palmero Conspiracy (1828)Palmero brothersSpanish Empire

Spanish victory

  • Conspiracy was discovered
  • Main conspirators exiled
Cavite Mutiny (1872)

Filipino mutineers

  • Fernando La Madrid

Spanish Empire

  • Governor General Rafael Izquierdo
    • Sgt. Ferdinand La Madrid

Mutineer defeat

  • Aftermath of the mutiny, all Filipino soldiers were disarmed and later sent into exile in Mindanao.
  • Execution of Gomburza and other 44 mutineers.
Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution
(1896-1898)

1896-97
Sovereign Tagalog Nation
Katipunan
1897
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
1898
Filipino Revolutionaries
Supported by:
United States

Restoration (Spain)

Peace treaty (1897)

Victory (1898)

Cry of Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Battle of Pasong Tamo (August 28–29, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

  • Manuel Ros

Filipino defeat

  • Katipuneros retreat to Balara
  • Major revolts and uprisings began in other Provinces
Battle of Manila (1896) (Manila, Philippines August 29, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino defeat
Battle of San Juan del Monte (August 30, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Spanish victory

  • Start of the revolution in Luzon
Battle of Noveleta (August 30, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Battle of San Francisco de Malabon (August 31, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory

  • Katipuneros capture San Francisco De Malabon
Kawit revolt (August 31, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Battle of Imus (Imus, Cavite September 1–3, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Cry of Nueva Ecija (September 2–5, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Tactical Filipino victory
Strategic Spanish victory

  • Start of the Philippine Revolution in Central Luzon
Battles of Batangas (October 23, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Tactical Spanish victory
Battle of San Mateo and Montalban (November 7, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Tactical Spanish victory

  • Start of the revolution in Morong
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican (November 9–11, 1896)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory[17][18][19]'

Battle of Sambat (November 15–16, 1896)

Katipunan

  • Severino Taino[21]
  • Francisco Abad

Restoration (Spain)

Spanish victory

  • Defeat of Maluningning Katipunan Chapter
Battle of Pateros (December 31, 1896 – January 3, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino tactical victory
Spanish strategic victory
Battle of Kakarong de Sili (January 1, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Spanish victory

  • Katipunan rebels wage guerrilla warfare in Bulacan province
  • Dissolution of the Kakarong Republic
Cry of Tarlac (January 24, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Battle of Perez Dasmariñas (January 24, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Spanish victory
Battle of Zapote Bridge (February 17, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Retreat to Montalban (May 3, 1897 - June 14, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Tactical Spanish victory
Strategic Filipino victory
Raid on Paombong (September 3, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Tactical Filipino victory
Battle of Aliaga (September 4–5, 1897)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Filipino victory
Battle of Tres de Abril (April 3–8, 1898)

Katipunan

Restoration (Spain)

Spanish victory
Battle of Manila Bay (near Manila, Philippines May 1, 1898)

United States

Restoration (Spain)

American Victory
Battle of Alapan (Imus, Cavite May 28, 1898)

Filipino Revolutionaries

Restoration (Spain)

  • Leopoldo García Peña

Decisive Filipino victory

Battle of Tayabas (June 24 – August 15, 1898)

Filipino Revolutionaries

Restoration (Spain)

  • Joaquin Pacheco Yanguas

Filipino victory

  • Filipino revolutionaries recapture Tayabas province
Mock Battle of Manila (Manila, Philippines August 13, 1898)

United States


Filipino Revolutionaries

Restoration (Spain)

American victory

Siege of Masbate (Masbate, Philippines - August 19, 1898)

Filipino Revolutionaries

Restoration (Spain)

  • Don Luis Cubero

Filipino victory

  • Establishment of Masbate revolutionary government
Negros Revolution (Negros Island, Philippines - November 3, 1898 - November 24, 1898)

Filipino Revolutionaries

Spanish Empire

Decisive Filipino victory

Battle of Barrio Yoting (Pilar Capiz, Visayas - December 3, 1898)

Filipino Revolutionaries

Restoration (Spain)

  • Diego de los Rios
    Juan Lopez y Herrero
Filipino victory
Siege of Baler (Baler, Aurora July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899)

1898
Filipino Revolutionaries


1899
First Philippine Republic

  • Teodorico Novicio Luna
  • Calixto Villacorta
  • Cirilo Gómez
  • Simón Tecson

Restoration (Spain)


United States

Filipino victory[27]

Philippine–American War
Philippine–American War
February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902
Moro Rebellion: 1899-1913

1899-1902
First Philippine Republic

Limited Foreign Support:
Empire of Japan

1902-1906
Tagalog Republic

1899-1913
Sultanates of Lanao
Maguindanao Sultanate
Sulu Sultanate

1899-1902
United States

1902-1913
United States

Filipino defeat

Battle of Manila
(Manila, Philippines February 4–5, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat

Battle of Caloocan
(Caloocan, Philippines February 10, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Second Battle of Caloocan
(Caloocan, Philippines February 22–24, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Balantang
(Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines March 10, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

  • Pascual Magbanua
United States

Filipino victory

  • Filipino troops retaking Jaro from the Americans.
Capture of Malolos
(Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines March 25–31, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat

  • Capture of the capital of Malolos, Bulacan.
Battle of Marilao River
(Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines March 27, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Santa Cruz (1899)
(Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines April 9–10, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Pagsanjan
(Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines April 11, 1899)
First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Paete
(Paete, Laguna, Philippines April 12, 1899)
First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Quingua
(Quingua - now Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines April 23, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

1st Phase: Filipino victory

2nd Phase: Filipino defeat

  • Filipinos retreated to the North.
Battles of Bagbag and Pampanga Rivers
(Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines April 25–27, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat

Battle of Santo Tomas
(Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines May 4, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Zapote River
(Las Piñas, Province of Manila, Philippines June 13, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Olongapo
(Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines September 18–23, 1899)
First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of San Jacinto (1899)
(San Jacinto, Pangasinan, Philippines November 11, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Filipino defeat
Battle of Tirad Pass[31]
(Tirad Pass, Ilocos Sur, Philippines December 2, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Strategic Filipino victory
Tactical Filipino defeat

  • Death of General Gregorio del Pilar
  • Fall of the defence line
  • Filipino forces successfully delay the American advance
Battle of Paye
(San Mateo, Manila (now Rizal), Philippines December 19, 1899)

First Philippine Republic

United States

Tactical Filipino victory
Strategic Filipino defeat

  • Death of General Henry Ware Lawton
  • American's 29th Battalion successfully crossed the river at 11 am
  • Filipino forces retreated from San Mateo.
Battle of Cagayan de Misamis
(Cagayan de Misamis (now Cagayan de Oro), Mindanao, Philippines April 7, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

  • Gen. Nicolas Capistrano

United States

  • Col. Edward A. Godwin
Filipino defeat
Siege of Catubig
(Catubig, Philippines April 15–19, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

  • Domingo Rebadulla

United States

  • J. T. Sweeney
Filipino victory
Battle of Agusan Hill
(Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, Philippines May 14, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

  • Capt. Vicente Roa

United States

  • Capt. Walter B. Elliot
Filipino defeat
Battle of Makahambus Hill
(Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, Philippines June 4, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

United States

  • Albert Laws
  • Thomas Millar
Filipino victory
Battle of Pulang Lupa
(Marinduque, Philippines September 13, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

  • Maximo Abad

United States

Filipino victory
Battle of Mabitac
(Mabitac, Laguna, Philippines September 17, 1900)

First Philippine Republic

United States

  • Benjamin Cheatham Jr.
Filipino victory
Battle of Lonoy
(Lonoy, Jagna, Bohol, Philippines March 5, 1901)

First Philippine Republic

  • Capt. Gregorio Casenas[32]
United States.Filipino defeat
Battle of Balangiga
(Balangiga, Samar, Philippines March September 28, 1901)

First Philippine Republic

United States Thomas W. ConnellFilipino victory
Battle of Dolores River
(Samar, Philippines December 12, 1904)

Pulahan

  • Pedro de la Cruz

United States

American defeat
Moro rebellion
Battle of Bayang
(Malabang, South of Lanao Lake, Mindanao, Philippines May 2–3, 1902)

Sultanates of Lanao

  • Sultan Pandapatan

United States

American victory

Hassan uprising
(Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines October 1903 – March 1904)

Sultanate of Sulu

United States

  • Col. H. Scott
American victory
Battle of Siranaya
(Siranaya, Mindanao, Philippines March 1904)

Sultanate of Maguindanao

United States

American victory
Battle of Taraca
(Taraka, Lanao del Sur, Philippines April 1904)
Sultanates of Lanao

United States

American victory
Battle of the Malalag River
(Malalag, Davao del Sur, Philippines October 22, 1905)

Sultanate of Maguindanao

United States

American victory
First Battle of Bud Dajo
(Bud Dajo, Jolo Island, Philippines March 5–8, 1906)
Sultanate of Sulu

United States

American victory
Second Battle of Bud Dajo
(Bud Dajo, Jolo Island, Philippines December 18–26, 1911)
Sultanate of Sulu

United States

American victory
Battle of Bud Bagsak
(Jolo Island, Philippines June 11–15, 1913)

Sultanate of Sulu

  • Datu Amil
  • Datu Sahipa

United States

American victory

  • Total annexation of the Philippines
Second World war
Japanese invasion of the Philippines
(1941-1942)
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
(1942-1944)
Allied liberation of the Philippines
(1944-1945)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States

Co-belligerent:
Hukbalahap

Empire of Japan

Allied defeat (1941-1942)

Japanese occupation (1942-1945)

Allied victory (1944-1945)

Japanese invasion of Batan Island
(Batan Island, Philippines December 8, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied defeat
Japanese invasion of Vigan
(Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines December 10, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied defeat
Japanese invasion of Aparri
(Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines December 10, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied defeat
Japanese invasion of Legazpi
(Legazpi, Albay, Philippines December 12, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied Defeat
Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf
(Lingayen Gulf, Philippines December 21–23, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied defeat
Japanese invasion of Lamon Bay
(Lamon Bay, Philippines December 21–23, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Empire of JapanAllied defeat
Battle of Bataan
(Bataan Peninsula near Manila Bay in Luzon Island, Philippines January 7 – April 9, 1942)

Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States

Empire of Japan

Allied defeat

Battle of Corregidor
(Corregidor island in Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines May 5–6, 1942)

Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States

Empire of Japan

  • Masaharu Homma
  • Kureo Taniguchi
  • Gempachi Sato
  • Kizon Mikami
  • Haruji Morita
  • Col. Koike
  • Col. Inoue
American defeat
Philippine resistance against Japan
(Philippines December 8, 1941 - August 15, 1945)

Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States


Chinese volunteers


Hukbalahap[c]


Moros[d]

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle of Leyte
(Leyte Island, Philippines October 17 – December 26, 1944)
Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States
Army:
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Franklin C. Sibert
John R. Hodge
Navy:
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Army Air Force:
George C. Kenney
Civilian Government:
Sergio Osmeña
Guerrillas:
Ruperto Kangleón
Empire of Japan
Army:
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Sōsaku Suzuki
Shiro Makino[36]
Tsunehiro Shirai[37]
Yoshimi Adachi[38]
Kyoji Tominaga[39]
Allied victory
Battle of Leyte Gulf
(Leyte Gulf, Philippines October 23–26, 1944)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle off Samar
(East of Samar Island, Philippines October 25, 1944)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Ormoc Bay
(Camotes Sea, Philippines November 11 – December 21, 1944)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Mindoro
(Mindoro Island, Philippines December 13–16, 1944)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Maguindanao
(Maguindanao, Philippines January to September 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan
Second Philippine Republic

Allied victory
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
(Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines January 3–13, 1945)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Luzon
(Luzon, Philippines January 9, 1945 – August 15, 1945)

United States


Empire of Japan

Allied victory

  • Allies liberate the Luzon island group
Battle of Bessang Pass
(Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines June 1–15, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan
Second Philippine Republic

Allied victory

  • Allies liberate the Luzon island group
Raid at Cabanatuan
(Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines January 30, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory

  • Liberation of 552 Allied prisoners of war
Battle of Bataan (1945)
(Bataan Peninsula, Philippines January 31 – February 21, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle of Manila (1945)
(Manila, Philippines February 3 – March 3, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle of Corregidor (1945)
(Corregidor Island, Philippines February 16–26, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Baguio (1945)
(Baguio, Mountain Province, Luzon, Philippines February 21 – April 26, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory

  • Allied forces liberate Baguio from Japanese occupiers
Raid on Los Baños
(Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines February 23, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

  • Henry A. Burgress
  • Edward Lahti
  • John Ringler
  • Robert H. Soule
  • Joseph W. Gibbs
  • Gustavo Inglés

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Invasion of Palawan
(Palawan island, Philippines February 28 – April 22, 1945)

United States

Empire of Japan

American victory
Battle of Mindanao
(Mindanao Island, Philippines March 10 – August 15, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle of Visayas
(Visayas region, Philippines March 18 – August 15, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle for Cebu City
(Downtown Cebu City, Cebu Island, Philippines March 26 – April 8, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory
Battle of Davao
(Davao City, Davao Province, Mindanao island, Philippines April 27 to June 10, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory

Battle of Mayoyao Ridge
(Mayoyao, Mt. Province, Philippines July 26, 1945, to August 9, 1945)

United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines

Empire of Japan

Allied victory

The Cold War
Hukbalahap Rebellion
(1942-1954)

1942–1946:
United States

1946–1954:
Republic of the Philippines
Supported by:
United States

1942–1945:
Empire of Japan

1946–1954:
Communist Party

Alleged support:
Soviet Union

style="background:#efefef|First phase: Huk victory

Second Phase: Government victory

  • End of the Rebellion
  • Capture of Luis Taruc in 1954
  • Beginning of Communist insurgency in the Philippines in the 1960s
Contemporary Era
Moro insurgency
(March 29, 1969 – present)
Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines (January 15, 2002 – ongoing)
Philippines
Supported by:
United States
Moro National Liberation Front (until 1996)
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 2014)
Abu Sayyaf
Other Islamist groups

Cessation of armed conflict between the Government and MNLF/MILF

  • Ongoing conflict between the Government and Jihadist groups — Abu Sayyaf, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and others
Communist Insurgency (1969–present)Philippines

Communist Party of the Philippines

Ongoing
1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt
(December 1–9, 1989)

Philippines
United States
Archdiocese of Manila

RAM Movement

Government victory

  • Coup crushed by US intervention
  • Creation of the Davide Fact-Finding Commission
  • Arrest of Honasan and coup plotters, financiers and leaders but some were given amnesty later on
1990 Mindanao crisis
(October 4–6, 1990)

Philippines

Federal Republic of Mindanao

  • Col. Alexander Noble

Government victory

  • Arrest of Col. Alexander Noble
  • Disestablishment of the Federal Republic of Mindanao
Battle of Camp Abubakar
(July 9, 2000)

Philippines

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Government victory
Manila Peninsula siege
(November 29, 2007)

Philippines

Bagong Katipuneros (Magdalo Group)

Government victory

Scarborough Shoal standoff
(April 8, 2012 (start date))

Philippines

China

Scarborough Shoal occupied by China
Zamboanga City crisis
(September 9–28, 2013)

Philippines

Bangsamoro Republik

  • Nur Misuari
  • Ustadz Habier Malik
  • Asamin Hussin
  • Salip Idjal
  • Dasta Ismael
  • Misba Balaji
  • Jul Lipae

Government victory

  • The Bangsamoro Republik ceases to exist, as it doesn't have de facto control of any territory.
  • All hostages recovered.
  • Dissolution of Bangsamoro Republik
  • Some "20 to 30" MNLF rebels, including Commander Habier Malik are still at-large.
  • Death of MNLF commander Dasta Ismael
Operation Darkhorse
(January 27, – February 2, 2014)

Philippines

Supported by:
Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

Government victory

  • Temporary stops in BIFF and government offensives.
Siege of Marawi
(May 23 – October 23, 2017)

Philippines

  • Supported by:
    • Non-state supporters:
    • Foreign supporters:
      • ' (Military equipment, aid, advisory roles, and technical assistance)
      • ' (Intelligence support, military and medical aid)
      • ' (Intelligence support and advisory roles)
      • ' (Military equipment)
      • ' (Military equipment)
      • ' (Intelligence support and military equipment)
      • ' (Intelligence and logistics support)

'

Government victory

  • Failure of the militants to establish a provincial ISIL territory (wilayat)
  • Isnilon Hapilon, Abu Sayyaf leader and ISIL Emir in Southeast Asia killed by the Philippine Army
  • All seven Maute brothers killed by the Philippine Army

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ (modern day Brunei)
  2. ^ Two participants[who?] in the attack named the following persons as the chief organizers of the military operation: *Pedro Abayan, Mayor of Balangiga *Adronico Balais, Vice Mayor *Valeriano Abanador, Chief of Police *Mariano Valdenor, Assistant Chief of Police *Captain Eugenio Daza, Area Commander of General Vicente Lukban's forces for Southeastern Samar *Pedro Duran, a Sergeant under Diaz *Juan Salazar *Evangelista Gabornes, Councilor *Paulo Gavan Gacho Other sources showed that, while General Lukban viewed Daza as the overall commander, Daza acknowledged Abanador's operational command of the attack.[42]
  3. ^ Also attacked non-Huk guerrillas
  4. ^ Also attacked American & Christian Filipino guerrillas
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