Commonwealth of the Philippines
After the War in the Philippines the Commonwealth was restored and a one-year transitional period in preparation for independence began. Elections followed in April 1946 with Manuel Roxas winning as the first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines and Elpidio Quirino winning as vice-president. In spite of the years of Japanese occupation, the Philippines became independent exactly as scheduled a decade before, on July 4, 1946.
Treaty of Manila (1946)
Commodore Dewey's decisive victory in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 marked the fall of Spanish inshore defenses in the Philippines. Dewey's victory was later followed by an alliance between U.S. forces and Filipino forces commanded by General Emilio Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence on June 12, 1898 and went on to form the First Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo's proclamation of independence was never recognized by either Spain or the U.S.