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1899 U.S.-Philippine Relations In this 1899 political cartoon, Uncle Sam attempts to restrain a bucking mule, the "Philippines," while tied to the tree of imperialism. "Spain" is seen disappearing in the background after relinquishing the Philippines to the United States after the Spanish American War.	ASEAN The official seal of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.	Battle of Manila Bay, 1898 A depiction of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898.
Benigno Aquino III A photograph of Benigno Aquino III President of the Philippines since 2010.	Chinese Navy Vessel Chinese Navy vessel during exercises in the Spratly Islands, 2013.	Flag of the Philippines The Filipino Flag.
General Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur lands in Leyte, Philippines in October of 1944.	General MacArthur Memorial The monument to General MacArthur's return to the Philippines, located in Palo, Leyte. Photo by author.	Mount Pinatubo A photograph taken following the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991.
People Power Revolution,1986 This iconic photograph is taken along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) during the People Power Revolution (also called the EDSA Revolution) against the Ferdinand Marcos regime. It led to then President Ferdinand Marcos' resignation.	Philippine and US Navy Ships Philippine and US Navy ships conducting exercises in the South China Sea, 2010.	Philippine and US Navy Vessels Philippine and US Navy ships conducting exercises in the South China Sea, 2014.
Philippine Navy Ship A Philippine Navy ship at sunset of Palawan, 2008.	President Aquino and President Obama President of the United States, Barack Obama, meets with current President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III.	President Manuel Quezon Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Commonwealth, broadcasts from Washington D.C. to the Philippines in 1937.
Presidents Ferdinand Marcos and Lyndon B. Johnson President Ferdinand Marcos and wife, Imelda Marcos with President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, 1966.	South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea A sunset over the South China Sea - or the West Philippine Sea depending on your perspective.	Spratly Shoal An atoll in the Spratly Islands.
Subic Bay, 1950s Aerial view of U.S. warships in Subic Bay, 1950s.	Subic Naval Base Ash from Mount Pinatubo collapses buildings at Subic Naval Base.	Swallow Reef, Spratly Islands Swallow Reef, a Malaysian outpost in the Spratly Islands.
The March from Bataan, 1942 The surrender of Fil-American troops on Bataan in April 1942 was the largest in U.S. history.	Uncle Sam and Annexation An 1899 Judge cartoon on the larger implications of annexation.

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