THE PHILIPPINES: HELPING THE POOR: CHARITABLE GIVING DIARIES

The Philippines: Helping the Poor: Charitable Giving Diaries

Filipino leaders who had fought from colonial rule declared independence, forming the very first Philippine Republic, but President William McKinley refused to acknowledge the government and imposed a US administration with constrained self-government. A guerrilla war broke out in 1899 against US troops that resulted in greater than 200,000 deaths

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