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The Philippines’ culture is derived from two major colonies: Spain and the United States. Before it became a Spanish colony in 1521, The Philippines was already an established autonomy and was actively trading with Malay neighbours, as well as with China and Japan.

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In 1898, the Spanish-American war broke out. The United States supplied the Filipino army with weapons, helping it take over the biggest island Luzon. The Filipinos, under General Emilio Aguinaldo, declared their independence and became the first democratic constitution in Asia.

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