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| 1906 |
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| Formation of the proindependence Partido Union Nacionalista. The Supreme Court ruled that Catholic Church property taken by the Aglipayan church had to be returned. This brought many people into the Catholic Church when it regained control of the places of worship. | 1 |
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| 1907, July 30 |
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| First elections were held for the assembly. Franchise was limited to owners of substantial amounts of property who were literate in English or Spanish (only 2 percent of the population). The proindependence Union Nacionalista won 59 of the 80 seats. Rise of Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmena as political leaders. | 2 |
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| 1909, Oct. 6 |
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| Payne-Aldrich Act gave the U.S. unrestricted access to the Philippine market and allowed some Philippine exports to enter the U.S. without tariffs, although under quota. | 3 |
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| 1913, Aug. 21 |
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| Francis Harrison was appointed governor. Harrison advocated independence for the Philippines and increased the number of Filipinos in the government and bureaucracy. Underwood-Simmons Act (Oct. 3) removed restrictions on importation of Philippine goods into the United States. (See The Philippines) | 4 |
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