List of wars involving the Philippines

This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution.[1]

List

Philippine Revolution (1896–1898)

Conflict	Filipino People and Allies	Spanish Colonial Government	Results	Leader of the Revolutionary Government
Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution (1896–1898) A late 19th century photograph of armed Filipino revolutionaries, known as the Katipuneros. Spanish prisoners of war in Manila.	1896–97 Sovereign Tagalog Nation Katipunan 1897 Republic of Biak-na-Bato 1898 Filipino Revolutionaries Supported by: United States 1896–1898 Sulu Sultanate	1896–1897 Kingdom of Spain Philippines 1898 Kingdom of Spain Philippines Cuba Puerto Rico	Peace Treaty (1897) Signing of Pact of Biak-na-Bato. Victory (1898) Resumption of hostilities during Spanish–American War. Expulsion of the Spanish colonial government. Establishment of First Philippine Republic with Emilio Aguinaldo as the first President (1899) Official establishment of the Philippine Republican Army (1899) Outbreak of the Philippine–American War (1899).	Andres Bonifacio (until 1897) Emilio Aguinaldo (since 1897)
Cry of Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896) Bonifacio Monument	Katipunan	Spain	Start of the Revolution Formation of an Insurgent Government	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Pasong Tamo (August 28–29, 1896) Bonifacio's Battle Flag.	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat Katipuneros retreat to Balara Major revolts and uprisings began in other Provinces	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Manila of 1896 (August 29, 1896)	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Noveleta (August 30, 1896) Memorial stone commemorating the battle	Katipunan Magdiwang	Spain	Victory	Andres Bonifacio
First Cry of Cavite (August 31, 1896)	Katipunan Magdiwang	Spain	Victory Katipuneros capture San Francisco De Malabon	Andres Bonifacio
Kawit revolt (August 31, 1896)	Katipunan Magdalo	Spain	Victory	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Imus (September 1–3, 1896) Monument of the battle in Imus	Katipunan Magdalo	Spain	Victory Death of Gen. Ernesto de Aguirre	Andres Bonifacio
Cry of Nueva Ecija (September 2–5, 1896)	Katipunan	Spain	Tactical Victory Strategic Defeat Start of the Philippine Revolution in Central Luzon	Andres Bonifacio
Battles of Batangas (October 23, 1896)	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of San Mateo and Montalban (August 29, 1896)	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat Start of the revolution in Morong.	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Binakayan-Dalahikan (November 9–11, 1896) Monument of the Battle of Binakayan.	Katipunan Magdalo Magdiwang Magtagumpay	Spain	Victory Filipino Revolutionaries occupy Cavite City Spanish Government fail to recapture all of Cavite; Filipinos successfully liberate all of Cavite and most of Laguna, Batangas and Tayabas provinces afterwards	Andres Bonifacio
Revolution in Laguna (November 15–16, 1896) Historical Marker at the site of the battle, Pagsanjan, Laguna.	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat Defeat of Maluningning Katipunan Chapter.	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Pateros (December 31, 1896 – January 3, 1897)	Katipunan	Spain	1st Phase: Victory (December 31, 1896) Rebels captures Pateros, Taguig and Silang. 2nd Phase: Inconclusive (January 1–2, 1987) 3rd Phase: Defeat (January 3, 1897) Rebels forces were pushed back from Pateros and Las Piñas and into Laguna and Cavite. Remaining rebel attacks were repulsed.	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Kakarong de Sili (January 1, 1897)	Katipunan Kakarong Republic	Spain	Defeat Katipunan rebels wage guerrilla warfare in Bulacan province. Dissolution of the Kakarong Republic	Andres Bonifacio
Cry of Tarlac (January 24, 1897)	Katipunan	Spain	Victory	Andres Bonifacio
Cavite Offensive of 1897 (February 15 – March 24, 1897)	Katipunan	Spain	Defeat Retreat of the Katipunero forces from Cavite Spaniards recapture most of Cavite.	Andres Bonifacio
Battle of Zapote Bridge (February 17, 1897) The Zapote Bridge (1899) two years after the battle	Katipunan Magdalo	Spain	Victory	Andres Bonifacio
Retreat to Montalban (August 1897)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Raid at Paombong (August 31, 1897)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Aliaga (September 5–6, 1897)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory Emilio Aguinaldo & Fernando Primo de Rivera signs the Pact of Biak-na-Bato Continuation of the revolution in small-scale engagements until 1898	Emilio Aguinaldo
Pact of Biak-na-Bato (December 14, 1897) The Filipino negotiators for the Pact of Biak-na-Bato. Seated from left to right: Pedro Paterno and Emilio Aguinaldo with five companions. Filipino revolutionaries exiled to Hong Kong. Sitting on Emilio Aguinaldo's right is Lt. Col. Miguel Primo de Rivera, nephew and aide-de-camp of Fernando Primo de Rivera and father of José Antonio Primo de Rivera. Standing behind Aguinaldo is Col. Gregorio del Pilar. Miguel was held hostage until Aguinaldo's indemnity was paid. Standing behind Miguel and to his right is Pedro Paterno.	Republic of Biak-na-Bato	Kingdom of Spain	Peace Treaty w/ General Amnesty Provisions: That Aguinaldo and his companions would go into voluntary exile abroad. That Governor-General Primo de Rivera would pay the sum of P800,000 to the rebels in three installments: 1. $400,000 (Mexican) to Aguinaldo upon his departure from Biak-na-Bató, 2. $200,000 (Mexican) when the arms surrendered by the revolutionists amounted to 800 stand, and 3. the remaining $200,000 (Mexican) when the arms surrendered amounted to 1,000 stand, Te Deum in the Cathedral in Manila as thanksgiving for the restoration of peace. That Primo de Rivera would pay the additional sum of P900,000 to the families of the non-combatant Filipinos who suffered during the armed conflict. Results: Pres. Aguinaldo and twenty five other top officials of the revolution were banished to Hong Kong with $400,000 (Filipino) in their possession. The rest of the men received $200,000 (Mexican), but the third installment was never received. General amnesty was never declared because sporadic skirmishes continued. Resumption of hostilities during Spanish–American War.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Calamba (May 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898) Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron against the Spanish fleet off Cavite. A vignette portrait of Rear Admiral George Dewey is featured in the lower left.	United States	Spain	Victory Start of the Pacific Theater of the Spanish–American War	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Alapan (May 28, 1898) Imus Heritage Park.	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory General Leopoldo Garcia Peña become prisoner of war. The Philippine Flag is unfurled for the first time.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Tayabas (May 28 – June 15, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory Filipino revolutionaries recapture Tayabas province.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Siege of Baler (July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899) Filipino troops of Colonel Tecson in Baler, May 1899. Tecson is to the right of the cannon, Novicio to the left. The Spanish soldiers who survived in Baler on their arrival in Barcelona.	Filipino Revolutionaries (until January 1899) República Filipina (from January 1899)	Spain United States	Victory Baler held beyond official cessation of hostilities and cession of Philippine Islands; Failure of American relief efforts; Negotiated armistice June 2, 1899	Emilio Aguinaldo
Mock Battle of Manila (August 13, 1898) "Raising the American flag over Fort Santiago, Manila, on the evening of August 13, 1898." drawing from Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain.	United States Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain	Victory Spanish forces surrendered the city to the Americans. End of the Spanish–American War in the Philippines.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Siege of Masbate (August 19, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries Pulajanes	Spain	Victory Establishment of Masbate revolutionary government	Emilio Aguinaldo

Philippine-American War (1899–1913)

Conflict	Filipino People	United States	Results	President of República Filipina
Philippine-American War
Philippine–American War February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902 Filipino soldiers outside Manila in 1899. Wounded American soldiers at Santa Mesa, Manila in 1899	1899–1902 República Filipina Republic of Negros Republic of Zamboanga Limited Foreign Support: Empire of Japan 1902–1906 Tagalog Republic Irrenconcilables	1899–1902 United States Military Government 1902–1906 United States Civil Government	Defeat Fall of the First Republic. General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured and exiled. American Occupation of the Philippine Islands. The establishment of the Civilian Government.	Emilio Aguinaldo (until 1901) Miguel Malvar (1901–1902)
Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) Datu Amil (sitting left), an influential leader of the Tausūgs in discussion with Captain W.O. Reed, US 6th Cavalry Regiment during the American Moro Campaigns. Amil was later killed by the Americans which marked the beginning of the end of the sovereignty of the Sulu Sultanate when the Americans abolished its power after the end of this battle when their region fell under American rule.	Moro Rebels Sulu Sultanate	United States Civil Government	Defeat Total Annexation of the Philippine Islands Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu.	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Battle of Manila (February 4–5, 1899) U.S. soldiers of the First Nebraska volunteers, company B, near Manila in 1899.	República Filipina	United States	Defeat Start of the Philippine-American War	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Caloocan (February 10, 1899) Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur observing the battle.	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Second Battle of Caloocan (February 22–24, 1899) Filipinos attack the barracks of the 13th Minnesota Volunteers.	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Balantang (March 10, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Victory Filipino troops retaking Jaro from the Americans.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Marilao River (March 27, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Capture of Malolos (March 31, 1899) Filipino soldiers in Malolos	República Filipina	United States	Defeat República Filipina's capital was taken control by the United States	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Santa Cruz (April 9–10, 1899) Battle of Santa Cruz, Laguna (48th Squadron)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Pagsanjan (April 11, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Paete (April 12, 1899) General Lawton campaigning in the Philippines, 1899	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Quingua (April 23, 1899) Kurz & Allison print of the Battle of Quingua	República Filipina	United States	1st Phase: Victory Death of Col. John M. Stotsenburg 2nd Phase: Defeat Filipinos retreated to the North.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battles of Bagbag and Pampanga Rivers (April 25–27, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat Retreat to Pampanga	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Santo Tomas (May 4, 1899) 1st Nebraskan Volunteers advancing during the Battle of Santo Tomas.	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Zapote River (June 13, 1899) The reconnected Zapote River Bridge in 1899 being guarded by an American soldier after the battle on June 13, 1899. One span of the bridge was removed by the locals, substituted with a wooden span, which was burned down before the fighting.	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Olongapo (September 18–23, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of San Jacinto (November 11, 1899)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Tirad Pass[2] (December 2, 1899) Gen.Gregorio del Pilar and his troops, around 1898.	República Filipina	United States	Strategic Victory Tactical Defeat Death of General Gregorio del Pilar Fall of the defence line Filipino forces successfully delay the American advance	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Paye (December 19, 1899) Death of Major-General Henry Lawton during the battle.	República Filipina	United States	Initial Victory Death of General Henry Ware Lawton American's 29th Battalion successfully crossed the river at 11 am Filipino forces retreated from San Mateo.	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Cagayan de Misamis (April 7, 1900)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Siege of Catubig (April 15–19, 1900)	República Filipina	United States	Victory Filipino guerillas force US from town after 4 days but at high cost	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Agusan Hill (May 14, 1900)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Makahambus Hill (June 4, 1900)	República Filipina	United States	Victory	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Pulang Lupa (September 13, 1900)	República Filipina	United States	Victory	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Mabitac (September 17, 1900) Battle Monument	República Filipina	United States	Victory	Emilio Aguinaldo
Battle of Lonoy (March 5, 1901)	República Filipina	United States	Defeat	Emilio Aguinaldo
Balangiga massacre (September 28, 1901) Gen. Jacob Smith and his staff inspect the ruins of Balangiga in October 1901, a few weeks after the US punitive mission by Capt. Bookmiller and his troops.	Filipino civilians	United States	Victory	Miguel Malvar
Battle of Bayan (May 2–3, 1902)	Moro rebels	United States	Defeat	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Hassan uprising (October 1903 – March 1904)	Moro rebels Sulu Sultanate	United States	Defeat	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Battle of Taraca (April 1904)	Moro rebels	United States	Defeat	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Battle of Dolores River (December 12, 1904)	Pulajanes	United States	Victory	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
First Battle of Bud Dajo (May 5–8, 1906) U.S. soldiers pose with Moro dead after the battle	Moro rebels	United States	Defeat	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Second Battle of Bud Dajo (December 18–26, 1911)	Moro rebels	United States	Defeat Total Annexation of the Philippine Islands.	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders
Battle of Bud Bagsak (June 11–15, 1913)	Moro rebels	United States	Defeat	Sultan of Sulu Various Moro Leaders

Second World War – Pacific Theater (1941–1945)

Conflict	Filipino People and Allies	Empire of Japan and Filipino Collaborators	Results	President of the Commonwealth
Second World war
Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1944) Allied liberation of the Philippines (1944–1945) Japanese Troops surrender to the 40th Infantry Division.	United States of America Commonwealth of the Philippines Hukbalahap (Co-belligerent)	Empire of Japan Republic of the Philippines	Defeat Fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Manila declared an Open City Surrender of Filipino-American forces from the Japanese. Establishment of a pro-Japan Council of State. Philippine Commonwealth government forced into exile. General Headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army stationed and moved in the province. Occupation Ongoing Commonwealth Military and Guerrilla war against Japanese occupation forces. Japanese puppet state Second Republic established. Bureau of Constabulary and Makapili established by the Japanese Occupation and Second Republic. Victory Allied forces liberate the Philippines Philippine Constabulary re-established under the Commonwealth regime Surrender of Japan Second Republic is dissolved and the Commonwealth returns The Philippines become independent from the United States	Manuel L. Quezon (until 1944) Sergio Osmeña (since 1944)
Battle of Bataan (January 7 – April 9, 1942) Japanese tank column advancing in Bataan.	Philippines United States	Japan	Defeat Fall of Bataan during the Japanese Invasion. Start of the Bataan Death March	Manuel L. Quezon
Battle of Corregidor (May 5–6, 1942) Victorious Japanese troops atop the Hearn Battery, May 6, 1942.	Philippines United States	Japan	Defeat Fall of Corregidor during the Japanese Invasion. Surrender of Filipino-American forces to the Japanese.	Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine resistance movement (1942–1945) Propaganda poster depicting the Philippine resistance movement.	Recognized Guerrilla Units Hunters ROTC Hukbalahap Other Recognized Guerrilla Units U.S-led Guerrillas Chinese Guerrillas Wa Chi[3] Philippine Commonwealth military Philippine Commonwealth Army Philippine Constabulary (from 1944) Philippine Army Air Corps (from 1945)	Japan Kempeitai Philippine Republic Makapili Bureau of Constabulary (until 1944)	Victory Allied forces successfully liberated the Philippines	Manuel L. Quezon (until 1944) Sergio Osmeña (since 1944)
The Great Raid (Raid at Cabanatuan) (January 30, 1945) Captain Pajota's guerrillas at Cabanatuan.	Philippines United States	Japan	Allied victory Liberation of 552 Allied prisoners of war	Sergio Osmeña
Battle for the Recapture of Bataan (January 31 – February 21, 1945)	Philippines United States	Japan	Allied victory Bataan recaptured	Sergio Osmeña
Battle of Manila (February 3 – March 3, 1945) Aerial view of the destroyed Walled City of Intramuros taken in May 1945.	Philippines United States	Japan	Allied victory American troops and Filipino resistance liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Liberated Malacanang Palace from the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division and the Filipino guerrillas, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Sending of all 48,000 to 85,000 Filipino troops and military officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army from the General Headquarters and Military Camp Base in Central and Southern Luzon and become to combat operated for the liberating battles in Manila and aiding guerrillas and Americans was attacking invaded from the Japanese Imperial Marines and Army forces. Fall of Old Spanish Walled City of Intramuros from the joint American and Filipino ground troops aiding resistance force. End for the Battle for the Liberation of Manila was finally cleared, U.S. and Filipino troops liberated around the capital city from the Japanese.	Sergio Osmeña
Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor (February 16–26, 1945) The USS Claxton (DD-571) provides fire support during the Corregidor landings.	United States	Japan	Victory	Sergio Osmeña
Los Baños Raid (February 23, 1945) Painting of a guerrilla armed with a bolo knife disarming a Japanese sentry of his rifle.	Philippines United States	Japan	Allied victory Successful Allied military rescue operation	Sergio Osmeña
Battle of Bessang Pass (June 14, 1945)	Philippines United States	Japan	Victory Notable of First Filipino military victory during the liberation campaign	Sergio Osmeña

Cold War (1947–1991)

Conflict	Philippines and Allies	Communist Bloc	Results	President of the Philippines
Cold War-era
Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954) The red area on the map is Central Luzon, the main geographical area where the Huks are located. Manila is a few hours' drive to the south.	Commonwealth of the Philippines (until 1946) Republic of the Philippines (since 1946) Supported by: United States of America	Hukbalahap Supported by: Union of Socialist Soviet Republics Empire of Japan (until 1945) Second Philippine Republic (1943–1945)	Victory Huk rebellion ends	Manuel L. Quezon (until 1944) Sergio Osmeña (1944–1946) Manuel Roxas (1946–1948) Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953) Ramon Magsaysay (1953–1954)
Korean War (1950–1953) Territory often changed hands early in the war, until the front stabilized. • North Korean and Chinese forces • South Korean, American, Commonwealth, Filipino and other United Nations forces	Korea Republic UN Command: United States United Kingdom Canada Turkey Australia Philippines New Zealand Thailand Ethiopia Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Luxembourg	Korea DPR China Soviet Union	Stalemate North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled. Subsequent American-led invasion of North Korea repelled. Subsequent Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled. Korean Armistice Agreement Korean Demilitarized Zone established. North Korea gains city of Kaesong but loses a net total of 1,500 sq mi (3,900 km2) to South Korea.	Elpidio Quirino
Operation Tomahawk (March 23, 1951)	UN Command: Philippines United States	China Korea DPR	Victory	Elpidio Quirino
Battle of Yultong (April 22–23, 1951)	UN Command: Philippines	China	Victory	Elpidio Quirino
Battle of the Imjin River (April 22–25, 1951) American soldiers photographed on patrol at the Imjin river on April 17, 1951, just before the battle.	UN Command: Korea Republic United Kingdom United States Belgium Philippines Luxembourg Australia Canada New Zealand	China	Disputed	Elpidio Quirino
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (September 13 – October 15, 1951)	UN Command: Korea Republic France Philippines Netherlands United States	Korea DPR China	Victory	Elpidio Quirino
Battle of Hill Eerie (March 21 – July 18, 1952)	UN Command: Philippines United States	China	Victory	Elpidio Quirino
Vietnam War (1964–1973) Masscared villager in hong Nhi and Phong Nut village, Quang Nam Province	South Vietnam United States South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Cambodia	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao North Korea China Soviet Union	Allied Defeat Paris Peace Accords lead to withdrawal of American forces from Indochina. Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.	Ferdinand Marcos

CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion (1969–present)

Conflict	Government	Communists	Results	President of the Philippines
CPP-NPA-NDF Rebellion
CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion (March 29, 1969 – present)[4] Main hotspots of Communist activities in the Philippine archipelago.	Republic of the Philippines Government of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine National Police Supported by: United States of America (advisors)	Communist Party of the Philippines National Democratic Front of the Philippines New People's Army Supported by: Korea DPR	Formal Indefinite Ceasefire declared Though a ceasefire has been formally signed, this ceasefire is often being broken by the Communist Rebels. Fighting is still continuing up to present day.	Ferdinand Marcos (1969–1986) Corazon Aquino (1986–1992) Fidel Ramos (1992–1998) Joseph Estrada (1998–2001) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–2010) Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016) Rodrigo Duterte (2016–present)
Battle of Macalangit (September 9–12, 2007)	Philippines Philippine Army	Communist Party New People's Army	Victory	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Moro insurgency (1969–present)

Conflict	Government	Secessionist/Jihadists	Results	President of the Philippines
Moro Insurgency
Moro insurgency (March 29, 1969 – present) M101 howitzer was widely use as the artillery in the operation against the Moro insurgencies in Mindanao. Map of the Philippines showing the still majority Moro-Muslim areas in Mindanao.	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Supported by: United States of America (advisors) Russian Federation Commonwealth of Australia Republic of Indonesia Malaysia	Bangsamoro: Moro National Liberation Front (until 1996) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 2014) Jihadist groups: Abu Sayyaf BIFF Maute group Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao Other Islamist groups	Cessation of armed conflict between the Government and MNLF/MILF Ongoing conflict between the Government and Jihadist groups — Abu Sayyaf, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and others	Ferdinand Marcos (1969–1986) Corazon Aquino (1986–1992) Fidel Ramos (1992–1998) Joseph Estrada (1998–2001) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–2010) Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016) Rodrigo Duterte (2016–present)
Battle of Jolo (February 4–11, 1974)	Philippines	MNLF	Victory Philippine Armed Forces regain control of Jolo, Sulu. Jolo municipality suffers heavy damage. 40,000 civilians rendered homeless.	Ferdinand Marcos
Patikul massacre (October 10, 1977) Memorial to AFP Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista and his 34 men who were killed in Danag, Patikul, Sulu	Philippines	MNLF	Defeat Death of Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista and his 34 men.	Ferdinand Marcos
Pata Island massacre (February 12, 1981)	Philippines	MNLF	Defeat	Ferdinand Marcos
2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (February 15 – July 9, 2000) The 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front predominantly took place in areas within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines	Moro Islamic Liberation Front Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces	Victory	Joseph Estrada
Battle of Camp Abubakar (July 1–9, 2000) Positions of three Philippine Army brigades and two Philippine Marine Corps brigades in relation to Camp Abubakar's central complex during the sixth day of the battle.	Philippines	MILF	Victory	Joseph Estrada
Siege of Lamitan (June 2, 2001)	Philippines	Abu Sayyaf	Victory 21 of 30 hostages rescued by government forces. Abu Sayyaf forces escape with remaining hostages.	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
2001 Misuari rebellion (November 19–22, 2001) Nur Misuari in 2009	Philippines	MNLF-Misuari Faction	Victory	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines (January 15, 2002 – February 24, 2015) Philippine Marines training with U.S. Marines.	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines United States of America (advisors) United States Armed Forces	Jihadist groups: Abu Sayyaf BIFF Maute group Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao Other Islamist groups	Victory Successful operation – Substantial reduction in capabilities of domestic and transnational terrorist groups operating in the Philippines.	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2002–2010) Benigno Aquino III (2010–2015)
2007 Basilan beheading incident (July 10–11, 2007)	Philippines	MILF Abu Sayyaf (suspected)	Victory	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Zamboanga City crisis (September 9–28, 2013) The Zamboanga City Hall where the MNLF intended to hoist the Bangsamoro Republik flag.	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines	United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik Moro National Liberation Front	Victory The Bangsamoro Republik ceases to exist, as it doesn't have de facto control of any territory. All hostages recovered. Dissolution of Bangsamoro Republik. Some "20 to 30" MNLF rebels, including Commander Malik, still at-large.	Benigno Aquino III
Operation Darkhorse (January 27 – February 2, 2014)	Philippines MILF (support)	BIFF	Victory Operations stopped on February 2, Temporary stops in terrorist and government offensives.	Benigno Aquino III
2014 Battle of Basilan (April 11–30, 2014)	Philippines MNLF	Abu Sayyaf Rouge MNLF fighters Jemaah Islamiyah	Victory	Benigno Aquino III
Mamasapano clash (January 25, 2015) The 44 police officers who perished during the clash.	Republic of the Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Philippine National Police Special Action Force Armed Forces of the Philippines (support) WESTMINCOM 6th Infantry Division United States of America (intelligence, alleged ground troops support) Federal Bureau of Investigation (allegedly)	Jemaah Islamiyah-linked militants Moro Islamic Liberation Front Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Private militias (allegedly)	Victory Main target of the operation, Zulkifli bin Hir, was successfully killed. Government forces suffered heavy casualties due to encirclement.	Benigno Aquino III
February 2016 Butig clash (February 20, 2016)	Philippines	Maute group	Victory	Benigno Aquino III
Battle of Tipo-Tipo (April 9–14, 2016)	Philippines	Abu Sayyaf	Victory	Benigno Aquino III (2016) Rodrigo Duterte (2016–present)
November 2016 Butig clash (February 20, 2016)	Philippines MILF (Relief Aid)	Maute group	Victory	Rodrigo Duterte
2017 Bohol clash (February 11, 2017)	Philippines	Abu Sayyaf Maute group Ansar Khalifa Philippines	Victory Planned kidnapping of foreign tourists is foiled.	Rodrigo Duterte
November 2016 Butig clash (February 20, 2016)	Philippines MILF (Relief Aid)	Maute group	Victory	Rodrigo Duterte
Marawi City crisis (May 23 – October 23, 2017) BRP Tarlac in Iligan offloading military units meant to augment government forces fighting in Marawi. Duterte briefs the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Iligan.	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army 1st Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division Army Special Operations Command Scout Ranger Regiment Light Reaction Regiment Philippine Marine Corps 1st Marine Brigade 7th Marine Landing Battalion Marine Special Operations Group Philippine Air Force 15th Strike Wing 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron Philippine National Police Special Action Force Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Evacuation and humanitarian operations)	Islamic State Abu Sayyaf Maute group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters	Victory Failure of the militants to establish a provincial ISIL territory (wilayat). Martial law declared in the Mindanao region until December 31, 2017. Isnilon Hapilon, the Abu Sayyaf leader and ISIL Emir in Southeast Asia, is killed in action. Marawi City is fully recaptured by the Philippine Army on October 23.	Rodrigo Duterte

Contemporary-era (1986–present)

Conflict	Government	Insurgents	Results	President of the Philippines
Contemporary-era
1986-1990 Philippine coup attempts (1986–1990)	Republic of the Philippines Aquino Government Armed Forces of the Philippines Supported by: United States of America	Defectors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reform the Armed Forces Movement Soldiers of the Filipino People	Victory All Six plots foiled. All coup leaders arrested. Disbandment of the Philippine Constabulary Establishment of the Philippine National Police	Corazon Aquino
1989 Philippine coup attempt (December 1–7, 1989)	Government of the Philippines United States	Reform the Armed Forces Movement Soldiers of the Filipino People	Victory Coup crushed through United States intervention. Creation of the Davide Fact-Finding Commission. Arrest of Honasan and coup plotters, financiers and leaders but some were given amnesty later on.	Corazon Aquino
1990 Mindanao crisis (October 4–6, 1990)	Philippines	Federal Republic of Mindanao	Victory Arrest of Col. Alexander Noble Disestablishment of the Federal Republic of Mindanao	Corazon Aquino
Oakwood mutiny (July 27, 2003) Oakwood Premier (now Ascott Makati), Glorietta, in 2008, where the Oakwood mutiny occurred.	Government of the Philippines	Bagong Katipuneros (Magdalo Group)	Victory	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Oplan HACKLE (February 22–24, 2006)	Government of the Philippines	Magdalo troops New People's Army	Victory	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Manila Peninsula siege (November 29, 2007) Manila Peninsula in 2012, where the Hotel Siege occurred.	Government of the Philippines	Bagong Katipuneros (Magdalo Group)	Victory Several of the coup leaders (Magdalo Group) were arrested.	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Gallery

Inauguration of the First Republic
Soldiers at the Siege of Baler
Philippine Army in the Philippine–American War, (at the battle of Paceo - 1900)
Filipino Soldiers outside Manila,1899.
The coffins of fallen American Soldiers, (1906).
a World War II Propaganda poster of Philippine Army of its Resistance against the Japanese Invasion. (1941)
Korean War (1950s)
The massacred villagers of Phong Nhi (Vietnam war).
a Moro insurgent of the Islamic (Moro) insurgency at Mindanao.
Philippine Marine Private Damaranan rushes up a small ditch to engage role-playing enemy forces while Staff Sgt. John Ross of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit provides communication during amphibious landing training of Balikatan Exercise.

References

Notes

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"The Never Ending War in the Wounded Land: The New People's Army on Samar". University of Calgary. November 12, 2013.

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[1] Grace Estela C. Mateo. "The Philippines : A Story of a Nation" (PDF). Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

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