Many
Filipinos find the term
Philippine Insurrection politically incorrect. The term
insurrection implies that the Americans were the "established government" during that time, when in fact the U.S. forcibly took power from the fledgling
Malolos Republic.
The preferred term for these historical events is the Philippine American War. There is an ongoing movement that is trying to change the US Library of Congress category "Philippine Insurrection" to "Philippine American War".
See also: definition of insurrection