They didn’t gain true independence until 1946 after WWII. They were still an American Territory during WWII. That’s why MacArthur and his men were already there in 1941. Which led to the Bataan Death March and McArthurs’ return. The United States had guaranteed the Filipinos their independence for a long time though and that’s why they stayed loyal to the US during WWII.
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That’s not true. The US won the Philippines from the Spanish after defeating them in the Spanish-American war. The Philippines wanted independence though and that led to the Philippine-American war and the US had to take the Philippines by force.