This document is the annual report of the Philippine Commission to the U.S. Secretary of War, covering the calendar year 1915, and is included in the Annual Reports, War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916. The Philippine Commission served as the upper house of the bicameral Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, and before that, as the sole legislative body under U.S. civilian rule since 1900. Its reports detail the state of the Philippine Islands under American colonial administration, covering political, economic, and social developments. The 1915 report is significant as it covers the final full calendar year before the passage of the Jones Law (Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916), which abolished the Commission and replaced it with a fully elected Philippine Senate. The report therefore captures the administration's final assessment of its governance before the next major step toward Philippine self-governance.
Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War: January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1915