Introduction The Schurman Commission, also known as the First Philippine Commission, was established by United States President William McKinley on 20 January 1899, and tasked to study the situation in the Philippines and make recommendations on how the US should proceed after the sovereignty of the Philippines was ceded to the US by Spain on… Read More

Introduction The Taft Commission, also known as the Second Philippine Commission (Filipino: Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas), was established by United States (US) President William McKinley on 16 March 1900, following the recommendations of the First Philippine Commission, using presidential war powers while the US was engaged in the Philippine-American War. McKinley’s letter of instruction to… Read More