William H. Taft is appointed first US civil governor-general of the Philippines. Six hundred Thomasites, first US teachers to Filipinos, arrive in Manila. Balangiga Massacre carried out by US troops in Samar in retaliation for attack by revolutionaries. Union Obrera Democratica, first labor union in the Philippines, established in Manila by Isabelo de los Reyes. US Congress passes Philippine Bill of 1902 providing, among others, for the creation of an elective Philippine Assembly as the lower house of the legislature.
Resistance continues in many areas.
First Philippine census under US regime conducted. 1907 October 16. The first Philippine Assembly convenes at Grand Opera House on Plaza Cervantes in Manila. University of the Philippines is established in Manila. Juan de la Cruz, cartoon symbol of Pinoy, is introduced in the weekly Philippine Free Press.