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 ===Commonwealth of The Philippines===
 [[Image:Philippine commonwealth-1936coin-1-.jpg|left|thumb|<font size="1">P.C. coin</font>|75px]] [[Image:Philippine commonwealth-1936coin Seal-1-.jpg|left|thumb|<font size="1">P.C. seal</font>|75px]]
-In 1935, under the terms of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. Manuel Quezon waselected president of the new commonwealth government, which was designed to prepare the country for independence after a 10-year transition period.
+In 1935, under the terms of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. Manuel Quezon was elected president of the new commonwealth government, which was tasked to prepare the country for independence after a 10-year transition period.
 The Act of Congress approved March 24, 1934, known as the Philippine Independence Act, directed that, on the 4th day of July immediately following a ten-year transitional period leading to the independence of the Philippines, the President of the United States of America should by proclamation withdraw and surrender all rights of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty of the United States of America in and over the territory and people of the Philippines, except certain reservations therein or thereafter authorized to be made, and, on behalf of the United States of America, should recognize the independence of the Philippines.