Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Philippines yaiva nyika yaitongwa neSpain kubva mukupera kwezana remakore rechigumi nematanhatu kusvika paPhilippine Revolution ya1898. Asi United States, pasinei zvapo nokuvimbisa rusununguko seCuba, yakatenga nyika yacho ndokurwira kutonga
, achitevera muna 1902. Hurumende yeU.S. yakazotanga kuchinja zvinhu zvakawanda mune zvokutengeserana, zvematongerwe enyika, uye zvokutonga, kunyange zvazvo yairambidza kutengeserana, kurambidza zvokurima / kutama, uye kurambidza kupinza michina munyika. Dzimwe nguva dzaifambira mberi zvikuru uye dzakanangidzirwa ku"kuvandudzwa" kwehurumende nekutengeserana muPhilippines, kana kwete nokuda kwokuzvidzora uye kuenzanisa mari / kudzora. Zvisinei, vakuru vakuru vomunharaunda yePhilippines, vakadzidza zvikuru uye vaine ukama hwakanaka kupfuura vanhu vomunharaunda yacho, vaiwanzokwanisa kushandisa zvakanaka kuchinja kwacho kuti vasimbise nzvimbo dzavo.