curprev10:2910:29, 5 January 2024 Jollibinaytalkcontribs 10,946 bytes−7 From 1898 to 1946, the Philippines, along with other territories acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish–American War, belonged to the U.S. but were not part of the U.S. There were rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding these, known as the Insular Cases.undo