History and Evolution of Philippine Government By mika.timetoast Period: 1000 to 1565 Precolonial period Period: 1565 to 1898 Spanish period Period: 1896 to 1898 Revolutionary period Period: 1898 to 1941 American period Period: 1941 to 1945 Japanese occupation Period: 1946 to 1971 Postwar era or the Third Philippine Republic Period: 1972 to 1981 Martial Law era Period: 1981 to 1986 Fourth Republic Period: 1986 to 2022 Post-EDSA or the Fifth Republic
