Filipino-American War

In the Filipino-American War, this rugged terrain of mountains and forest, unfamiliar to the Americans, delayed the end of the war by only a few months.

Such physical barrier also delayed Japan's conquest of the Philippines and upset its military timetable. Thus, Bataan and Corregidor stopped Japan's march to Australia. Furthermore, in the three years of Japanese army exhausted and busy in the Islands.

Lastly, the rich natural resources of the country developed with the help of American capital and technical know-how, accelerated the growth of Philippine economy and industry, and enable America to exert a powerful influence over our country's political machinery and over the whole of Southeast Asia.