The 

United States and the Philippines have a strong trade and investment

relationship, with over $27 billion in goods and services traded (2086). The
United States is one of the largest foreign investors in the Philippines, and is
the Philippines' third-largest trading partner.
The history of the security relationship between the Philippines and the
United States began with the occupation of the archipelago by American
forces at the conclusion of the Spanish‐American War of 1898.As a
consequence, the inhabitants of the Philippines suffered Japanese occupation
during World War II.

The third paragraph of the document states that what prompted them to write the resolution was Wood’s
issuance of Executive Order No. 37. It abolished the Board of Control that Gov. Gen. Francis Burton
Harrison created during his term. This development stripped the power of Filipino legislators to oversee
the sale and management of government-owned and controlled corporations. The Board of Control was
important to Filipinos because they were given voting powers and they could even outvote the governor if
they will vote as a block. For them, the Executive Order was illegal because it violates the principle of
separation of powers. Moreover, they claimed that the governor general has no power to abolish it. Aside
from E.O. 37, they also raised more than twenty other abuses and unjust acts of the governor general.
They characterized Wood as “arbitrary, oppressive and undemocratic.” The last paragraph of the
document states that they are issuing it to appeal to the judgment and conscience of the American people
to support their stand and uphold their political rights.