# List of wars involving the Philippines

This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution. This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements.

## List
### Legend

    Philippine victory
    Philippine defeat
    Stalemate
    Ongoing conflict

### Spanish colonial era

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States-Philippines War.
| Conflict | Philippines (and allies) | Opponents | Results |
| Philippine Revolution (1898) | Filipino Revolutionaries | Spanish Empire Spanish East Indies | Philippine victory Declaration of Philippine Independence Establishment of First Philippine Republic |
| Philippine–American War (1899–1902) | Philippines | United States | American victory The Philippines becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States Collapse of the First Philippine Republic |
| Moro Rebellion (1902–1913) | United States Philippine Islands | Moro sultanates Sultanate of Sulu Sultanate of Maguindanao Confederate States of Lanao | American victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu |

### American colonial era

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.
| Conflict | Philippines (and allies) | Opponents | Results |
| World War II (Pacific theater) (1941–1945) | United States  Philippine Commonwealth | Empire of Japan Philippines (1943–1945) | Allied and Commonwealth victory Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred but Allied forces regain control over the islands Fall of Japan's puppet state Philippines granted independence by the United States starting the Third Philippine Republic |
| World War II (Pacific theater) (1941–1945) | Empire of Japan Philippines (1943–1945) | United States  Philippine Commonwealth | See above |

### Cold War era

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until the end of the Cold War era in 1991.
| Conflict | Philippines (and allies) | Opponents | Results |
| Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954) | Philippines | Hukbalahap | Philippine government victory |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | South Korea United States | North Korea China Soviet Union | Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | Philippines (combat support) | North Korea China Soviet Union | Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states |
| Vietnam War (1964–1973) | South Vietnam United States | North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG China Soviet Union North Korea | North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam |
| Vietnam War (1964–1973) | Philippines(civic support) | North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG China Soviet Union North Korea | North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam |
| Communist rebellion (1969–1991) | Philippines Supported by:  United States | Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization | See contemporary era |
| Moro conflict (1968–1991) | Philippines | Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front (from 1977) Other Jihadist groups (from 1991) | See contemporary era |

### Contemporary era

Wars involving the Philippines from the end of the Cold War era in 1991 to present.
| Conflict | Philippines (and allies) | Opponents | Results |
| New People's Army rebellion (1991–present) | Philippines Supported by:  United States | Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization | Ongoing Peace talks with the communist party |
| Moro conflict (1991–present) | Philippines | Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front Other Jihadist groups | Ongoing Peace deal with the MNLF signed in 1996 Peace deal with the MILF signed in 2014 and creation of Bangsamoro autonomous region |