Conflict
Combatant 1
Combatant 2
Results
Precolonial period
Battle of Maynila (1365) Majapahit - Luzon conflict
Maynila
Majapahit
Inconclusive Unspecified and disputed battle[2] according to the Nagarakretagama .
Moro raid - Po-ni province (modern day Brunei -1369 AD)
Sulu
Majapahit Empire
Decisive Majapahit victory
Po-ni was left weaker
Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulu[3]
Tamil Rebellion (1400 CE.)Visayan Nobles
Sri Lumay Sri Alho Sri Ukob
Chola Dynasty
Successful escape of Sri Lumay
Establishment of the Rajahnate of Cebu [4] [ page needed ]
Bruneian Invasion of Palawan - Expansion of Bruneian Empire (ca. 1477 CE.)
Bruneian Empire
Sultanate of Sulu
Brunei - Sulu victory
Southern and central Palawan is annexed by Brunei .[5]
Bruneian Invasion of Mindoro (c. 1500 C.E.)
Ma-i
Brunei
Fall of Ma-i
Bruneian-Tundun War - Expansion of Brunei (c.1500 CE.)
Tundun
Brunei
Defeat of Tundun Foundation of Kota Selurong (Maynila) , a vassal state of Kingdom of Brunei .[7] [8]
Muslim Expansion of Mindanao- Battle of Malabang and the Battle of Lanao del Sur , 1475 AD.
Sultanate of Maguindanao
Lumads
Maguindanao victory [9]
Visayan Coalition (1500 CE.)[10] A Visayan Royal couple.
Madja-as victory
Failure to conquer the Visayan confederation.
Escape of the hostaged Visayan villagers and slaves .
Battle of Mactan (1521)Lapulapu , datu of Mactan , slaying Ferdinand Magellan .
Kedatuan of Mactan
Mactan victory
Death of Ferdinand Magellan
Departure of the Spanish expedition
Bool-Ternate War (1563)
Kingdom of Bool
Sultanate of Ternate
Ternatean victory
Death of Datu Dailisan
10,000 people in the Kingdom of Bool 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 Republic
Spanish victory
Spanish campaigns in Lanao (1637–1639 CE)
Sultanates of Lanao
Spanish Empire
Spanish Conquistadors
Hurtado-de Curcuera
Captain Francesco Atienza
Captain Pedro Bermudez de Castr
Pedro Fernandez del Rio
500 Visayan soldiers
Failure of the conquest and Christianize the Maranao people.
Battle of Manila (1762) (part of Seven Years' War)
Spanish Empire
Great Britain
Spanish defeat
Manila and Cavite was occupied by the British until 1764 when a treaty concluded the war.
Spanish Conquest of Mindanao The Moros on their proas.
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
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)
Sangleys
Spanish Empire
Sangley defeat
Caquenga's Revolt (1607)
Babaylan Caquenga
Spanish Empire
Rebellion 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 brothers
Spanish Empire
Spanish victory
Conspiracy was discovered
Main conspirators exiled
Cavite Mutiny (1872)
Filipino mutineers
Spanish Empire
Governor General Rafael Izquierdo
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)Regular soldiers of the Philippine army stand at attention for the inspection. Filipino revolutionaries exiled to Hong Kong. Sitting on Emilio Aguinaldo 's right is Lt. Col. Miguel Primo de Rivera , nephew and aide-de-camp of Fernando Primo de Rivera and father of José Antonio Primo de Rivera . Standing behind Aguinaldo is Col. Gregorio del Pilar . Miguel was held hostage until Aguinaldo's indemnity was paid. Standing behind Miguel and to his right is Pedro Paterno .
1896-97
Sovereign Tagalog Nation
Katipunan
1897
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
1898
Filipino Revolutionaries
Supported by:
United States
Spain
Peace treaty (1897)
Victory (1898)
Cry of Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Battle of Pasong Tamo (August 28–29, 1896)
Katipunan
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
Spain
Filipino defeat
Battle of San Juan del Monte (August 30, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Spanish victory
Start of the revolution in Luzon
Battle of Noveleta (August 30, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Battle of San Francisco de Malabon (August 31, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Katipuneros capture San Francisco De Malabon
Kawit revolt (August 31, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Battle of Imus (Imus , Cavite September 1–3, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Cry of Nueva Ecija (September 2–5, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Tactical Filipino victory Strategic Spanish victory
Start of the Philippine Revolution in Central Luzon
Battles of Batangas (October 23, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Tactical Spanish victory
Battle of San Mateo and Montalban (November 7, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Tactical Spanish victory
Start of the revolution in Morong
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican (November 9–11, 1896)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory [17] [19] '
Battle of Sambat (November 15–16, 1896)
Katipunan
Severino Taino[21]
Francisco Abad †
Spain
Spanish victory
Defeat of Maluningning Katipunan Chapter
Battle of Pateros (December 31, 1896 – January 3, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino tactical victory Spanish strategic victory
Battle of Kakarong de Sili (January 1, 1897)
Katipunan
Kakarong Republic
Spain
Spanish victory
Katipunan rebels wage guerrilla warfare in Bulacan province
Dissolution of the Kakarong Republic
Cry of Tarlac (January 24, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Battle of Perez Dasmariñas (January 24, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Spanish victory
Battle of Zapote Bridge (February 17, 1897)The Zapote Bridge (1897) by Vicente Dizon.
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Retreat to Montalban (May 3, 1897 - June 14, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Tactical Spanish victory Strategic Filipino victory
Raid on Paombong (September 3, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Tactical Filipino victory
Battle of Aliaga (September 4–5, 1897)
Katipunan
Spain
Filipino victory
Battle of Tres de Abril (April 3–8, 1898)
Katipunan
Spain
Spanish victory
Battle of Manila Bay (near Manila , Philippines May 1, 1898) Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron against the Spanish fleet off Cavite . A vignette portrait of Rear Admiral George Dewey is featured in the lower left.
United States
Spain
American Victory
Battle of Alapan (Imus , Cavite May 28, 1898)
Filipino Revolutionaries
Spain
Leopoldo García Peña
Decisive Filipino victory
Battle of Tayabas (June 24 – August 15, 1898)
Filipino Revolutionaries
Spain
Joaquin Pacheco Yanguas
Filipino victory
Filipino revolutionaries recapture Tayabas province
Mock Battle of Manila (Manila , Philippines August 13, 1898) "Raising the American flag over Fort Santiago, Manila, on the evening of August 13, 1898." drawing from Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain.
United States
Filipino Revolutionaries
Spain
American victory
Siege of Masbate (Masbate , Philippines - August 19, 1898)
Filipino Revolutionaries
Spain
Don Luis Cubero
Filipino victory
Establishment of Masbate revolutionary government
Negros Revolution (Negros Island, Philippines - November 3, 1898 - November 24, 1898)
Filipino Revolutionaries
Negrense Revolutionaries
Spanish Empire
Decisive Filipino victory
Battle of Barrio Yoting (Pilar Capiz , Visayas - December 3, 1898)the Katipuneros .
Filipino Revolutionaries
Spain
Diego de los Rios Juan Lopez y Herrero
Filipino victory
Siege of Baler (Baler, Aurora July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899) Filipino troops of Colonel Tecson in Baler, May 1899. Tecson is to the right of the cannon, Novicio to the left.
1898 Filipino Revolutionaries
1899
República Filipina
Teodorico Novicio Luna
Calixto Villacorta
Cirilo Gómez
Simón Tecson
Spain
United States
Filipino victory [27]
Philippine–American War
Philippine–American War February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902 Moro Rebellion : 1899-1913 Filipino soldiers outside Manila in 1899. Wounded American soldiers at Santa Mesa , Manila in 1899
1899-1902 República Filipina
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) U.S. soldiers of the First Nebraska volunteers, company B, near Manila in 1899.
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Caloocan (Caloocan , Philippines February 10, 1899) Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur observing the battle.
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Second Battle of Caloocan (Caloocan , Philippines February 22–24, 1899) Filipinos attack the barracks of the 13th Minnesota Volunteers.
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Balantang (Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo , Philippines March 10, 1899)
República Filipina
Pascual Magbanua
United States
Filipino victory
Filipino troops retaking Jaro from the Americans.
Capture of Malolos (Malolos , Bulacan , Philippines March 25–31, 1899) Filipino soldiers in Malolos
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Capture of the capital of Malolos, Bulacan.
Battle of Marilao River (Marilao, Bulacan , Philippines March 27, 1899)
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Santa Cruz (1899) (Santa Cruz, Laguna , Philippines April 9–10, 1899) General Henry W. Lawton leading American forces at the Battle of Santa Cruz during the Laguna de Bay Campaign
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Pagsanjan (Pagsanjan, Laguna , Philippines April 11, 1899)
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Paete (Paete, Laguna , Philippines April 12, 1899) General Lawton campaigning in the Philippines, 1899
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Quingua (Quingua - now Plaridel , Bulacan , Philippines April 23, 1899) Kurz & Allison print of the Battle of Quingua
República Filipina
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)
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Santo Tomas (Santo Tomas, Pampanga , Philippines May 4, 1899) 1st Nebraska Volunteers advancing during the Battle of Santo Tomas
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Zapote River (Las Piñas , Province of Manila , Philippines June 13, 1899) The reconnected Zapote Bridge in 1899 being guarded by an American soldier after the battle on June 13, 1899. One span of the bridge was removed by the locals, substituted with a wooden span, which was burned down before the fighting.[31]
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Olongapo (Olongapo , Zambales , Philippines September 18–23, 1899)
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of San Jacinto (1899) (San Jacinto , Pangasinan , Philippines November 11, 1899)
República Filipina
United States
Filipino defeat
Battle of Tirad Pass [32] (Tirad Pass, Ilocos Sur , Philippines December 2, 1899) Gen.Gregorio del Pilar and his troops, around 1898.
República Filipina
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) Death of Major-General Henry Lawton during the battle.
República Filipina
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)
República Filipina
Gen. Nicolas Capistrano
United States
Col. Edward A. Godwin
Filipino defeat
Siege of Catubig (Catubig , Philippines April 15–19, 1900)
República Filipina
Domingo Rebadulla
United States
J. T. Sweeney
Filipino victory
Battle of Agusan Hill (Cagayan de Oro , Mindanao , Philippines May 14, 1900)
República Filipina
Capt. Vicente Roa †
United States
Capt. Walter B. Elliot
Filipino defeat
Battle of Makahambus Hill (Cagayan de Oro , Mindanao , Philippines June 4, 1900)
República Filipina
United States
Albert Laws
Thomas Millar
Filipino victory
Battle of Pulang Lupa (Marinduque , Philippines September 13, 1900)
República Filipina
Maximo Abad
United States
Filipino victory
Battle of Mabitac (Mabitac , Laguna, Philippines September 17, 1900) Gen. Juan Cailles .
República Filipina
United States
Benjamin Cheatham Jr.
Filipino victory
Battle of Lonoy (Lonoy, Jagna , Bohol , Philippines March 5, 1901)
República Filipina
Capt. Gregorio Casenas † [33]
United States .
Filipino defeat
Battle of Balangiga (Balangiga , Samar , Philippines March September 28, 1901)
República Filipina
United States
Thomas W. Connell †
Filipino victory
Battle of Dolores River (Samar , Philippines December 12, 1904)
Pulahan
United States
American defeat
Moro rebellion
Battle of Bayang (Malabang , South of Lanao Lake , Mindanao , Philippines May 2–3, 1902) Battle of Bayang
Sultanates of Lanao
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) U.S. soldiers pose with Moro dead after the battle
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) "Knocking Out the Moros"
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)Japanese Troops surrender to the 40th Infantry Division .
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States Co-belligerent : Hukbalahap
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat (1941-1942)
Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
Allied victory (1944-1945)
Japanese invasion of Batan Island (Batan Island , Philippines December 8, 1941) A map of Luzon Island showing Japanese landings and advances from December 8, 1941, to January 8, 1942.
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Japanese invasion of Vigan (Vigan , Ilocos Sur , Philippines December 10, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Japanese invasion of Aparri (Aparri , Cagayan , Philippines December 10, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Japanese invasion of Legazpi (Legazpi, Albay , Philippines December 12, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied Defeat
Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf (Lingayen Gulf , Philippines December 21–23, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Japanese invasion of Lamon Bay (Lamon Bay , Philippines December 21–23, 1941)
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Battle of Bataan (Bataan Peninsula near Manila Bay in Luzon Island , Philippines January 7 – April 9, 1942) Japanese tank column advancing in the Bataan Peninsula of Luzon
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
Allied defeat
Battle of Corregidor (Corregidor island in Manila Bay , Luzon Island , Philippines May 5–6, 1942) Victorious Japanese troops atop the Hearn Battery, May 6, 1942.
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Japanese Empire
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) Propaganda poster depicting the Philippine resistance movement
Commonwealth of the Philippines United States
Chinese volunteers
Hukbalahap [lower-alpha 2]
Moros [lower-alpha 3]
Xu Jingcheng
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Leyte (Leyte Island , Philippines October 17 – December 26, 1944) General Douglas MacArthur and staff, accompanied by Philippine president Sergio Osmeña (left), land at Red Beach, Leyte , October 20, 1944.
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
Japanese Empire
Army: Tomoyuki Yamashita Sōsaku Suzuki Shiro Makino † [38] Tsunehiro Shirai † [39] Yoshimi Adachi † [40] Kyoji Tominaga[41]
Allied victory
Battle of Leyte Gulf (Leyte Gulf , Philippines October 23–26, 1944) The light aircraft carrier Princeton on fire, east of Luzon , on October 24, 1944
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle off Samar (East of Samar Island , Philippines October 25, 1944) The escort carrier Gambier Bay , burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese cruiser (faintly visible in the background, center-right) shortly before sinking during the Battle off Samar.
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Ormoc Bay (Camotes Sea , Philippines November 11 – December 21, 1944) Leyte campaign, November–December 1944
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Mindoro (Mindoro Island , Philippines December 13–16, 1944)
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Maguindanao (Maguindanao , Philippines January to September 1945)
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire Second Philippine Republic
Allied victory
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (Lingayen Gulf , Luzon , Philippines January 3–13, 1945) The U.S. Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) leading the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) and the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA-28) to the shores of Lingayen .
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Luzon (Luzon , Philippines January 9, 1945 – August 15, 1945) Baleta Pass, near Baugio, Luzon.jpg
United States
Japanese Empire
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
Japanese Empire Second Philippine Republic
Allied victory
Allies liberate the Luzon island group
Raid at Cabanatuan (Cabanatuan , Nueva Ecija , Philippines January 30, 1945) Former Cabanatuan POWs in celebration, January 30, 1945
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
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
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Manila (1945) (Manila , Philippines February 3 – March 3, 1945) An aerial view of the destroyed walled city of Intramuros taken in May 1945
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Corregidor (1945) (Corregidor Island , Philippines February 16–26, 1945) USS Claxton provides fire support during the Corregidor landings
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Baguio (1945) (Baguio , Mountain Province , Luzon , Philippines February 21 – April 26, 1945)
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Allied forces liberate Baguio from Japanese occupiers
Raid on Los Baños (Los Baños , Laguna , Philippines February 23, 1945) Painting of a guerrilla armed with a bolo knife disarming a Japanese sentry of his rifle.
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Henry A. Burgress
Edward Lahti
John Ringler
Robert H. Soule
Joseph W. Gibbs
Gustavo Inglés
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Invasion of Palawan (Palawan island, Philippines February 28 – April 22, 1945)
United States
Japanese Empire
American victory
Battle of Mindanao (Mindanao Island , Philippines March 10 – August 15, 1945) LCM carries U.S. troops up the Mindanao River to Fort Pikit
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Visayas (Visayas region, Philippines March 18 – August 15, 1945) U.S. soldiers during landings at Talisay Beach, Cebu Island, March 26, 1945.
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle for Cebu City (Downtown Cebu City , Cebu Island , Philippines March 26 – April 8, 1945) US troops riding on an M7 Priest enter Cebu City
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Davao (Davao City , Davao Province , Mindanao island, Philippines April 27 to June 10, 1945)
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
Allied victory
Battle of Mayoyao Ridge (Mayoyao, Mt. Province , Philippines July 26, 1945, to August 9, 1945) Japanese surrender ceremonies at Baguio, Luzon, on September 3, 1945
United States Commonwealth of the Philippines
Japanese Empire
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
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)M101 howitzer was widely use as the artillery in the operation against the Moro insurgencies in Mindanao .
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)The Zamboanga City Hall where the MNLF intended to hoist the Bangsamoro Republik flag.
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)A building in Marawi is set ablaze by airstrikes carried out by the Philippine Air Force.
Philippines
Supported by:
Non-state supporters:
Foreign supporters:
United States (Military equipment, aid, advisory roles, and technical assistance)
United Kingdom (Intelligence support, military and medical aid)
Australia (Intelligence support and advisory roles)
China (Military equipment)
Russia (Military equipment)
Israel (Intelligence support and military equipment)
Singapore (Intelligence and logistics support)
Islamic State
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