The Philippines has become one of the victims of colonialism as European powers compete for power and glory. Filipinos does not agree that their own land to be ruled by foreigners, which are the Spaniards, therefore revolutions were widespread throughout the archipelago at that time.
Pamplets, writings, that sort of stuff
Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain, so that's why they made The Articles of Confederation.