DBWI: UK does not buy the Philippines in 1898

From what I read the US were interested in getting both Cuba and the Philippines and the Brits took time in finalizing their plan of purchase of the Philippines since the Madrid Protocol in 1885, what if the Britain did not buy the Philippines and it became a part of the settlement of peace with the United States to end the Spanish-American war since the British defeated the Americans in 1898 for Spain, would Spain retain Cuba and Puerto Rico like in the Present?
 

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It'll be different then...probably a first-class and developed Philippines depending on the choice of being one of the states or being a sovereign nation(if there's no Martial Law and other events/bad public servants that'll ruin the economy and military).

As for Cuba and Puerto Rico going to the Spanish hands, I do not know. The thing for US liberating Cuba in OTL is connected to the Spanish-American War. I think it won't happen.

What I am sure is that in order not to get another revolutionary movements from Cuba and Puerto Reco assuming they get them after the battle, the Spanish gov must clean their own ranks first followed by reforms. The same goes to the Catholic Church because this is the main reason of Philippine Revolution, namely inequality and without proper representations.
 
America only lost the Spanish-American war due to the British navy. We got our revenge sixteen years later with how World war 1 turned out. Now if only we could finally dig the French out of Guatemala and Halifax.
 
America only lost the Spanish-American war due to the British navy. We got our revenge sixteen years later with how World war 1 turned out. Now if only we could finally dig the French out of Guatemala and Halifax.

And Philippines and Malaysia are both loyal members of the British Commonwealth and Philippines has both Sabah and Sarawak, as I remember one of the members of the parliament from the Philippines during the reign of Edward VII, Peter Paterno from the Philippines was knighted by Edward VII in the early part of his reign..

I think the Americans will grant complete independence to the Philippines gradually if America had it which is what the katipuneros wanted.
 
America only lost the Spanish-American war due to the British navy. We got our revenge sixteen years later with how World war 1 turned out. Now if only we could finally dig the French out of Guatemala and Halifax.
At least the Americans did not get any bad rap that the British had when it got in destroying the Katipunan in the Philippines and Borneo..
 
With the Philippines and Malaysia forming a large part of the commonwealths population after what happened in India would the commonwealth have bound so closely together after losing ww1?
 
With the Philippines and Malaysia forming a large part of the commonwealths population after what happened in India would the commonwealth have bound so closely together after losing ww1?
The nationalist blocs of India, Philippines and Malaysia does not want to be a part of the commonwealth but they don't get what they want since they only get a minuscule number of votes..these three countries form the industrial arm for the commonwealth..

The ruling elite has a close relationship with the Brits..
 
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