List of wars involving the Philippines

For other conflicts that occurred in the Philippines, see List of conflicts in the Philippines.

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

  Stalemate

  Ongoing conflict

Spanish colonial era

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States-Philippines War.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
Philippine Revolution (1896-1898)	1896-1897 Katipunan Tagalog Republic Republic of Biak na Bato 1898 Filipino Revolutionaries Revolutionary Government of the Philippines Republic of Negros Republic of Zamboanga	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 Collapse of the First Philippine Republic
Moro Rebellion (1902–1913)	United States Insular Government of the Philippine Islands	Moro sultanates Sultanate of Sulu Sultanate of Maguindanao Confederate States of 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[d] (1943–1945)	Allied and Commonwealth victory Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred but Allied forces regain control over the islands Fall of Japan's puppet state Philippines granted independence by the United States starting the Third Philippine Republic
	Empire of Japan Philippines[d] (1943–1945)	United States  Philippine Commonwealth	See above

Post-Independence era

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until today.

Conflict[a]	Philippines (and allies)[b]	Opponents[c]	Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954)	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  Soviet Union  North Korea	North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam
	Philippines(civic support)[4]
New People's Army Insurgency (1969–Present)	Philippines Supported by:  United States	Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization	Ongoing
Moro conflict (1968–2019)	Philippines	Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front (from 1977) Other Jihadist groups (from 1991)	Peace agreements declared between the Government and the MILF/MNLF Cessation of hostilities with the MNLF and MILF Operation Enduring Freedom ended on 23 October 2017 dealing a heavy blow to jihadist forces, reducing their numbers significantly and recapturing all their territory Bangsamoro Transition Authority established to govern the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao until 2025 Ongoing ISIL insurgency and sporadic clashes

Notes

1. Year indicates the duration of the Philippines' involvement in the war
2. Main combatants only. Minor involvement only included if it is by the Philippines
3. Main combatants only
4. Japanese puppet state