Senate Bill 438 & House Bill 5561

Cards (18)

  • Treaty of Paris - Under this treaty, the United States bought the Philippines from Spain for 20 million USD.
  • President Manuel Roxas - During his term, the independence of the Philippines was finally granted on June 04, 1946.
  • Jones Act 1916 statute announcing the intention of the United States government to “withdraw their sovereignty over the Philippine Islands as soon as a stable government can be established therein.”
  • Jones Act 1916 was superseded by the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934.
  • Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon or HukBaLaHap was established as a guerilla movement during the second world war.
  • Luis Taruc - a Philippine leader of the communist Hukbalahap movement, which was persecuted as a result of their exile by the Americans, instead of recognizing their resistance against the Japanese colonization.
  • President Sergio Osmena - Granted amnesty to the HukBaLaHap.
  • Partido Komunista sa Pilipinas - disbanded the HukBaLaHap
  • When was the presidential election where Osmena lost to Roxas?
    1946
  • Why were six of the members of HukBaLaHap, including Taruc who were supposed to to have a position in the congress not allowed to earn their seats when Osmena lost the presidential election?
    Alleged Cheating
  • Parity Rights Amendment by Roxas of the 1935 constitution and Bell Trade Act - give fair and just rights to the Filipinos and Americans to utilize the natural resources of the Philippines, and that the Americans can import without tariff.
  • President Elpidio Quirino - The Huk Rebellion rose against the government which lasted until his era.
  • When did Luis Taruc Surrendered?
    May 17, 1954
  • When was the Mutual Defense Treaty signed?
    August 30, 1951
  • Mutual Defense Treaty - This was one of the documents that legitimized the presence of US forces in in the country.
  • When was The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed?
    September 08, 1954
  • What was the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty also known as?
    Manila Pact
  • This was headed by the US as an extension to the Cold War in the Southeast Asia.
    Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)