List of wars involving the Philippines
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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.
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[f]) |
See § Participants | See § Participants | Allied victory
|
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 |
| Kamlon rebellion (1948-1955) | Philippines |
Kamlon's Forces | Philippine government victory
|
| Korean War (1950–1953)[5] |
 South Korea United States |
 North Korea China Soviet Union |
Stalemate
|
| Philippines (combat support)[5] | |||
| Vietnam War (1964–1973)[6] |
 South Vietnam United States |
 North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG China Soviet Union North Korea |
North Vietnamese victory
|
| Philippines(civic support)[7] | |||
| New People's Army Insurgency (1969–Present) |
|
|
Ongoing
|
| Moro conflict (1968[10]–2019) |
Supported by: International Monitoring Team (IMT) |
Bangsamoro
Former support:
Jihadist groups |
Peace agreements declared between the Government and the MILF/MNLF
|
Notes
- Year indicates the duration of the Philippines' involvement in the war
- Main combatants only. Minor involvement only included if it is by the Philippines
- Main combatants only
- The Spanish–American War intruded into the unresolved revolution and efforts to establish independence following its conclusion in the Treaty of Paris developed into the Philippine–American War.
- The Philippine Republic was de jure dissolved in 1901 when Emilio Aguinaldo surrendered himself to the Americans and announce the Philippine people to lay down their weapons. However, his unofficial successor Miguel Malvar continued the fight without formal recognition of the people until his surrender in 1902.
- Although Japan had been invading and occupying parts of China since 1937, war was not officially declared. Japan would later attack Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, which brought the contained war in China into the wider global conflict.[3][4]