Did Gen E.S. Otis and Presidente Emilio Aguinaldo discuss the Philippine aspirations for independence? According to these letters they did.

This is a history of the Ninth U.S. Infantry, which served in both the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.

Article reports on aid being raised in the UK for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

This summary contains interesting information, history, and facts on the Bataan Death March during the Fall of the Philippines in 1942.

Fighting broke out in the Philippines on the night of February 4th, 1899, after an American patrol shot a Filipino guerrilla.

There is a map that shows you the paths of typhoons. It will tell you the typhoon season and the places in the Philippines that are likely to get hit during certain months of the year.

BBC News provides an overview of the Philippines, known for its active volcanoes, typhoons, and other storms. Includes a brief history, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to related websites.

Read about the fall of the Phillippines during World War II. Site is broken down by chapter.

A beautiful site by a teacher who has a special interest in the Philippines. Themes include animals, corals, forests, fruit, typhoons, economics, history, and more. Great pictures.

A beautiful site by a teacher who has a special interest in the Philippines. Themes include animals, corals, forests, fruit, typhoons, economics, history, and more. Great pictures.

A beautiful site by a teacher who has a special interest in the Philippines. Themes include animals, corals, forests, fruit, typhoons, economics, history, and more. Great pictures.

A recount by a member of the crew of the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan to the Philippines in the 16th century, where he was killed, and of the remaining voyage his crew took in the eastern oceans, then back to Spain.

A chronicle of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. Click on Fire and Mud Contents at the bottom of the first page to see the contents of this report.

The Royal British Columbia Museum looks at the historical possibility of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the First Nations Peoples in Canada's Northwest. The site also looks at the validity of stories of shipwrecks in the...

Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...

Immerse yourself in the nomadic worlds of people who live in extreme environments. The Badjao are sea nomads in the Philippines who still live a hunter-gatherer existence but they do it on water. The Bushmen are desert nomads living in...

A Wikipedia entry on the Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines. Excellent photos and maps. Includes a log of recent eruptions.

A map from 1919 of the area around Manila, Philippines, from Manila bay in the north to Semirara Island in the south. The map shows the numerous islands, mountains (volcanoes), cities, and coastal features in the area, including Mindoro...

A city plan of Manila, Philippines, in 1920. The map shows the municipal boundary with the province of Rizal at he time, major thoroughfares, the Pasig River, the old city walls around the Intramuros District, and the districts of...

A map from 1912 of the Manila Bay area of the Philippines. The map shows the capital city of Manila, railways, rivers draining into Manila Bay (including the Pasig and Pampanga), the freshwater lake Laguna de Bay, and neighboring cities...

A map from 1906 of the central portion of the Philippine Island group, showing the Visayas and Mindanao islands. The map is color-coded to show the provinces at the time, province capitals and other cities, terrain, lakes, rivers,...

A map from 1906 of the northern Philippine island of Luzon and neighboring islands south to Panay Island. The map is color-coded to show the province boundaries at the time, and shows the province capitals and other major cities, ports,...

The Library of Congress offers this detailed history of the Spanish American War from historical papers. Includes manuscripts, maps, and illustrations, and an excellent overview essay.

View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...