Commonwealth of the Philippines Commonwealth de Filipinas (Spanish) Komonwelt ng Pilipinas (Tagalog)
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Commonwealth of the Philippines

Commonwealth de Filipinas (Spanish)
Komonwelt ng Pilipinas (Tagalog)

Status	Associated state and protectorate of the United States
Capital	Manilaa
Common languages

Spanish
English

Religion

Roman Catholicism
Government	Presidential commonwealth
President

• 1935–44

Manuel L. Quezon

• 1944–46

Sergio Osmeña

• 1946

Manuel Roxas
High Commissioner

• 1935–37

Frank Murphy

• 1937–39

Paul V. McNutt

• 1939–42

Francis Bowes Sayre

• 1945–46

Paul V. McNutt
Vice President

• 1935–44

Sergio Osmeña

• 1946

Elpidio Quirino
Legislature

National Assembly (1935–41)
Congress (1945–46)

Historical era	Interwar, World War II

• Tydings–McDuffie Act

November 15 1935

• Independence

July 4 1946

• Treaty of Manila

October 22, 1946

With reference to the table, determine whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Conclude with JSON {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} — nothing else.

Hypothesis: Commonwealth of the Philippines was a independent Sovereign nation.

answer: refuted