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. 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 Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results
Philippine Revolution
(1896-1899) 		1896–1897
Katipunan
  • Sovereign Tagalog Nation (until March 1897)
  • Tejeros Government (March–November 1897)
  • Republic of Biak-na-Bato (November–December 1897)

1898
Philippine Revolutionaries

United States (May)

1899

  • First Philippine Republic
 1896–1897
 Spain

1898
 Spain

1899
United States

Inconclusive
  • Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain
  • Philippine–American War started soon after
  • Cession of Philippine sovereignty by Spain to the United States through the Treaty of Paris
    • Filipinos control all of the Philippines except Manila and the port city of Cavite el Nuevo
Philippine–American War
(1899–1902) 		1899–1902:
 Philippines
  • Negros Republic
  • Zamboanga Republic
  • Japanese volunteers

1902–1906:
Tagalog Republic

•Irreconcilables

 1899–1902:
United States

1902–1913:
United States

American victory
Moro Rebellion
(1902–1913) 		United States
  • Insular Government
 Sultanate of Sulu
Maguindanao Sultanate
Lanao Confederacy

First Philippine Republic (until 1901)

American victory

American colonial era

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.

Conflict Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results
World War II
(Pacific theater)
(1941–1945)
Allies
China
United States
United Kingdom
See § Participants
Axis
 Japan
See § Participants 		Allied victory
  • Allied occupation of Japan
    • Removal of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China
    • Liberation of Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea
    • Cession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
    • Seizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union

Post-Independence era

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

Conflict Philippines (and allies) Opponents Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion
(1942–1954) 		Philippines Hukbalahap Philippine government victory
Kamlon rebellion (1948-1955) Philippines Kamlon's Forces Philippine government victory
  • Final surrender of Hadji Kamlon in 1955
Korean War
(1950–1953) 		South Korea
United States 		North Korea
China
Soviet Union 		Stalemate
  • The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states
Philippines (combat support)
Vietnam War
(1964–1973) 		South Vietnam
United States 		North Vietnam
Viet Cong and PRG
China
Soviet Union
North Korea 		North Vietnamese victory
  • Unification of Vietnam
Philippines(civic support)
New People's Army Insurgency
(1969–Present)

Government of the Philippines
Supported by:
 United States (advisors)

Communist Party of the Philippines
Supported by:
 China (until 1976)

Ongoing
  • NTF-ELCAC implemented
  • CPP-NPA leadership collapses
  • Elimination of all major rebel "front" units
  • Ongoing insurgency by NPA remnants
Moro conflict
(1968–2019)

Philippines

Supported by:
  • United States (advisors)
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia (since 2001)
  • Russia
  • China

International Monitoring Team (IMT)

  • Brunei
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Norway
  • European Union
  • Ilaga
 Bangsamoro
  • MNLF (until 1996)
  • MILF (until 2014)
Former support:
  • Libya (until 2011)
  • Malaysia (until 2001)

NDFP

  • MRLO
Jihadist groups
  • BIFF
  • ASG (1991–2024)
  • Maute group (2013–2017)
  • AKP (2014 – c. 2021)
  • KIM (2011–2013)
  • Rajah Sulaiman Movement (until 2005)
 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 between MILF loyalist militias and against the government
  • The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was officially ratified on February 22, 2019, and replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

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