So how did the Spaniards treat them?
Good question. I’m sure that the locals did most of the fighting and most of the dying in WW2. Still MacArthur was the hero. That’s why we don’t know what happened 120 years ago. Since so many are now Americans I would think they would tire of him eventually but like Obama once elected they have plento of time to do damage.
Indeed. The enemy of the Philippine Islands was imperialism. Now, they get to go to hell in their own basket.
The Spaniards warned the Filipinos that the US wouldn’t respect their Catholic faith; basically said “be careful what you wish for”. The Filipinos believed the Americans would support independence for them, which we did not.