The Neo-colonialism of Disney in the Philippines
A Disney store in an SM Mall in Manila Antonio Rubi (Ryan Joseph Borgonia) Written Jan. 9, 2026, feast of the Black Nazarene of Manila In 1898, as we were fighting for our independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War began when the USS Maine, a ship in Spanish Cuba’s waters exploded. The explosion on the ship was blamed to start war with Spain. Eventually, the Americans started to aid Cuba and the Philippines in their fight for independence. On June 12, 1898, in Cavite, the independence of the Philippines from Spain was proclaimed. On Aug. 13, 1898, the Battle of Manila took place in which the Americans defeated the Spanish. This was the beginning of American occupation of the Philippines. In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Mariana Islands and the Philippines to the United States. The Americans, who were allies with the Filipinos against Spain, started to betray the Filipinos. On February 4, 1899 in a bridge in Manila, American soldiers fire...
