Question

What war crimes were committed during the philippine-american war

Answer 1

Answer:

The conflict between US and the Philippine that lasted from February 4, 1899 to July 2, 1902 is known as Philippine-American War. Although the Filipino nationalities called it struggle for independence, but US government referred to it as a rebellion.

Both American and Filipino soldiers committed atrocities towards each other, they considered Filipino as dogs and killed men, women and children.  Several reports informs us that after entering a village the soldiers used to plunder church, houses and use to rob the villagers. They even fired upon those who waved flag for signalling truce.  In many cases the Americans retaliated death of their soldiers by burning the town and killing all the natives.

Answer 2

Answer:

The result of the American-Spanish war was not good for the native Filipino population as it replaces one oppressor (Spanish) and placed other (United States) in its place. American liberators soon turned into traitors for the commercial advantage of Philippines island. The native Filipinos continued to shed their blood for independence, their villages were burnt to the ground and brutal practices were used to collect information from them. No authority took interest to check on these atrocities. Some historians claim that the United States has caused more damage to the Filipino population than the 300-year rule of Spaniards.