| Event | Dates | Duration |
| Philippine Revolution, Phase I | August 29, 1896 to December 15, 1897 | 16 months |
| Pact of Biak-na-Bato (Katipunan Revolt Truce) | Dec 15, 1897 to May 24, 1898 | 5 months |
| Philippine Revolution, Phase II | May 24, 1898 to January 23, 1899 | 8 months |
| Spanish-American War | April 21, 1898 to August 12, 1898 | 4 months |
| Protocol of Peace (Spanish-American Truce) | August 12, 1898 to April 11, 1899 | 8 months |
| Philippine-American Collaboration Period | May 1898 to July 1899 | 2 months |
| Souring of Philippine-American Relationship | July 1899 to February 4, 1899 | 7 months |
| Philippine-American War
(Independence War) |
February 4, 1899 to July 4, 1902 | 3-1/2 years |
| Pacification Campaigns (Christians Filipinos) | 1902-1907 | 5 years |
| Moro Resistance Wars | 1902-1913 | 11 years |
| Year | Event |
| 1872 | Cavite Revolt; execution of the three friars — Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora, acronymed GOMBURZA — two months later allegedly implicated in the revolt. |
| 1877 | Protocol of Sulu; a treaty with Spain, Germany and England giving Spain colonial rights to Sulu. |
| 1878 | Sultan of Sulu leased Sabah (North Borneo) to a group of British businessmen |
| 1886 | Publication of the Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), a socio-political novel of Dr. Jose Rizal |
| 1889 | Founding of La Solidaridad, a propaganda newspaper in Spain edited by Marcelo del Pilar |
| 1891 | Publication of the El Filibusterismo (The Filibuster), a sequel of the Noli |
| 1892 | Founding of the La Liga Filipina by Dr.
Jose Rizal;
Founding of the Katipunan by Andres Bonifacio, former member of La Liga. |
| 1896 | Execution of Dr. Jose Rizal for allegedly masterminding the Katipunan uprising |
| 1895 | Spanish pacification campaign against the Marawi, Lanao Muslims. |