Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
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The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was the United States colonial administration that governed the Philippines from the early 1900s until the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1935.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands Context triple: [Jones Act (Philippines), appliesToJurisdiction, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]
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U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.
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Captaincy General of the Philippines
The Captaincy General of the Philippines was a major Spanish colonial administrative and military district in Southeast Asia that governed the Philippine Islands from the 16th to the 19th century.
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U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs
The U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs was a U.S. War Department agency responsible for administering overseas territories acquired by the United States after the Spanish–American War, including the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
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Philippine government
The Philippine government is the national governing authority of the Republic of the Philippines, responsible for administering the country’s political, economic, and social affairs through its executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
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Biak-na-Bato Republic
The Biak-na-Bato Republic was a short-lived revolutionary government established by Filipino revolutionaries in 1897 as an early attempt to gain independence from Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands Target entity description: The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was the United States colonial administration that governed the Philippines from the early 1900s until the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1935.
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A.
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.
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B.
Captaincy General of the Philippines
The Captaincy General of the Philippines was a major Spanish colonial administrative and military district in Southeast Asia that governed the Philippine Islands from the 16th to the 19th century.
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C.
U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs
The U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs was a U.S. War Department agency responsible for administering overseas territories acquired by the United States after the Spanish–American War, including the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
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Philippine government
The Philippine government is the national governing authority of the Republic of the Philippines, responsible for administering the country’s political, economic, and social affairs through its executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
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Biak-na-Bato Republic
The Biak-na-Bato Republic was a short-lived revolutionary government established by Filipino revolutionaries in 1897 as an early attempt to gain independence from Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ insular government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Insular Government of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Insular Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
Luzon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mindanao NERFINISHED ⓘ Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currency | Philippine peso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicGroupGoverned |
American residents in the Philippines
ⓘ
Filipinos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| executiveHeadOfGovernment | Governor-General of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGovernorGeneral | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Flag of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Commonwealth of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | civilian colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasJudicialBody | Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
creation of a civil service
ⓘ
land tax reforms ⓘ public education system in English ⓘ |
| lastGovernorGeneral | Frank Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Jones Law of 1916
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Organic Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Philippine Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Philippine Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReligionInTerritory | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | American colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Philippine Republic (de facto in much of the archipelago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Commonwealth Government of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Jones Law enacted in 1916
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Philippine Organic Act enacted in 1902 ⓘ Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934 preparing for Commonwealth status NERFINISHED ⓘ creation of bicameral Philippine Legislature in 1916 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| territoryStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | American common law adapted to local conditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands Description of subject: The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was the United States colonial administration that governed the Philippines from the early 1900s until the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1935.
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