User blog:Gillan1220/Philippines (ID: War of 1996)

''Disclaimer: I am writing this as a blog post since the wiki has a rule that scenarios of movies cannot be written. In this article, I will expand the role of the nation of the Philippines in the universe of the films Independence Day and its sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence''.

The Republic of the Philippines (Tagalog: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan, China, Malaysia, and and Indonesia.

Before the War
See also: History of the Philippines before 1996

The Philippines as of 1996 was moving forward from the Cold War setting. In 1991, after the massive explosion of Mt. Pinatubo and the evacuation of the U.S. military bases, the country voted no longer to renew the lease of the U.S. bases in a historic vote of in the Congress. The Stars and Stripes were lowered one last time in Subic Naval Base in November 1992 which marked the beginning of no foreign troops in the Philippines since the 16th century. The vote, which coincides with some minor anti-American sentiment and the threat of the USSR gone, saw the American pressence as uneeded and un