← 1900 1899 1898 1901 in the Philippines → 1902 1903 1904
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines

1901 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in thePhilippines in 1901

• President:Emilio Aguinaldo(until March 23)

• Governor:
  • Arthur MacArthur, Jr.(until July)
  • Adna Chaffee, Jr.(starting July)

• Philippine–American War

• March 2 – The Army Appropriation Act, also known as theSpooner Amendment, is passed by the US Senate.
• March 12 – The province ofTayabas is founded.
• March 16 – The province ofRomblon is founded.
• March 18 – The province ofMasbate is founded.
• March 23 – GeneralEmilio Aguinaldo is captured inPalanan,Isabela by US authorities.^[1]

• April 1 – Aguinaldo takes an oath of allegiance to the US.

• June 17 –El Colegio de San Beda established.

• July 4
  • Adna Chaffee appointed as the lastUS Military Governor (1901–1902).
  • A civil government is established in the Philippines withWilliam Howard Taft as the firstCivil Governor (1901–1904).
• July 18 – The US organizes thePhilippine Constabulary.
• July 31 –USPhilippine Commission Act 183 is enacted, incorporatingManila asthe country's first city; it would take effect onAugust 7.^[2]

• August 28 – Silliman Institute, later known asSilliman University, is established as the first American university in the Philippines

• September 27 – Guerillas, headed by the Filipino Captain Daza, attack the US military barracks in Balangiga, Samar
• September 28 –Balangiga massacre occurs

• October 20 – A U.S. Marine battalion arrives on Samar to conduct theMarch across Samar operation
• November 4 – The Philippine Commission enacts the Sedition Law
• December 14 – An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena,Tayabas (nowQuezon province when re-established in 1946).

• September – The first Filipino members of the second Philippine Commission are appointed

As a former colony ofSpanish Empire and being acatholic country, the following were considered holidays:

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 4 –Maundy Thursday
• April 5 –Good Friday
• December 25 –Christmas Day

• "1901".Official Gazette.Government of the Philippines.

• 1901 in the Philippines

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