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Commonwealth of the Philippines Mancomunidad de Filipinas (Spanish) Komonwelt ng Pilipinas (Tagalog)
1935–1946 (1942–1945: Government-in-exile)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959) Flag of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1936-1946) Co-flags Coat of arms
Anthem:  "The Philippine Hymn"
1947 map of the Philippines
Status	Unincorporated and organized U.S. commonwealth (1935‍–‍1946) Government-in-exile (1942‍–‍1945)
Capital and largest city	Manila 14°35′45″N 120°58′38″E / 14.59583°N 120.97722°E / 14.59583; 120.97722
Official languages	English Spanish
National language	Tagalog
Religion	None official Majority: Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism) Minority: Sunni Islam, Indigenous Philippine folk religions
Government	Devolved presidential dependency within a federal republic
High Commissioner
• 1935–1937	Frank Murphy
• 1937–1939	Paul V. McNutt
• 1939–1942	Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.
• 1942–1945 (in exile)	Harold L. Ickes
• 1945–1946	Paul V. McNutt
President
• 1935–1944	Manuel L. Quezon
• 1944–1946	Sergio Osmeña
• 1946	Manuel Roxas
Vice President
• 1935–1944	Sergio Osmeña
• 1946	Elpidio Quirino
Legislature	National Assembly (1935‍–‍1941) Congress (1945‍–‍1946)
• Upper house	Senate (1945–1946)
• Lower house	House of Representatives (1945–1946)
Historical era	Interwar, World War II
• Tydings–McDuffie Act	November 15, 1935
• Government-in-exile	March 12, 1942
• Restoration	February 27, 1945
• Independence	July 4, 1946
• Treaty of Manila	October 22, 1946
Currency	Philippine peso (₱) United States dollar ($)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (PST)
Preceded by Succeeded by 1935: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands 1945: Second Philippine Republic 1942: Philippine Executive Commission 1946: Third Philippine Republic
Today part of	Philippines
^ Some sources assert that an English version written by Mary A. Lane and Camilo Osías was legalized by Commonwealth Act No. 382. The act, however, only concerns itself with the instrumental composition by Julián Felipe. ^ The Philippines belonged to, but were not a part of, the United States. See the Insular Cases article for more information. ^ Capital held by enemy forces between December 24, 1941, and February 27, 1945. Temporary capitals were Corregidor Island from December 24, 1941; Iloilo City from February 22, 1942; Bacolod from February 26; Buenos Aires, Bago from February 27; Oroquieta from March 19; Bukidnon from March 23; Government-in-exile in Melbourne, Australia, in April; Government-in-exile in Washington, D.C., from May 13, 1942, to October 1944; Tacloban from October 20, 1944. ^ Later replaced by or redesignated as Filipino as the national language.

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• Commonwealth of the Philippines
• Philippines–United States relations
• History of United States expansionism
• 1935 establishments in the Philippines
• Former countries in Philippine history
• History of the Philippines (1898–1946)
• Governments in exile during World War II
• Use Philippine English from October 2022
• 1946 disestablishments in the Philippines
• States and territories established in 1935
• States and territories disestablished in 1946
• Former regions and territories of the United States
• Military history of the Philippines during World War II

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