The Spanish government later ceded the Philippines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, and the United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4,1946 in the Treaty of Manila.
The Spanish government later ceded the Philippines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris. After World War II; the United States granted official independence from colonial rule; to the Philippines on July 4,1946, during the Treaty of Manila.