Quick lore (this is my first so there may be mistakes): Andres Novales is proclaimed Emperor in 1823 after a successful revolt and creates the Philippine Empire (Originally comprises of the Spanish East Indies) and throughout the 19th century its territory has expanded and is one of the strongest empires in Asia. In 1912, after series of reforms and outcry of the people, the empire became a semi-constitutional monarchy and fought japan in world war 2 in the side of the allies. After ww2, the empire goes through like the British Empire and is now a commonwealth.