title: 1900 in the Philippines
text: # 1900 in the Philippines
  
  1900 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1900.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  ### First Philippine Republic
  
  * President: Emilio Aguinaldo
  
  ### U.S. Military Government
  
  * Governor:
     * Elwell Stephen Otis (until May 5)
     * Arthur MacArthur, Jr. (starting May 5)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### February
  
  * February 2 – The Daily Bulletin (now Manila Bulletin) is established as the second oldest existing English language newspaper.
  
  ### April
  
  * April 7 – The Battle of Cagayan de Misamis was fought between the Filipino troops under General Nicolas Capistrano and American troops under Colonel Edward Godwin.
  
  ### May
  
  * May 14 – Captain Walter B. Elliott with 80 men proceeded to begin the Battle of Agusan Hill against about 500 guerillas who were entrenched on a hill with 200 rifles and shotguns.
  
  ### June
  
  * June 4 – Filipino troops under Colonel Apolinar Velez win a decisive victory against 100 American troops at the Battle of Makahambus Hill.
  
  ## Holidays
  
  As a former colony of Spanish Empire and being a catholic country, the following were considered holidays:
  
  * January 1 – New Year's Day
  * April 12 – Maundy Thursday
  * April 13 – Good Friday
  * December 25 – Christmas Day
  
  ## Births
  
  * November 11 – Narciso Ramos, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs (d. 1986)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * March 10 – Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, one of the three women who seamed together the Flag of the Philippines (b. 1879)
  