PERIOD COVERED CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY LEGISLATIVE

1898-99 Malolos Constitution Malolos Congress

Philippine Commission-Phil,
Philippine Organic Act; Authonomy Phil
1900-35 Assembly/Senate-House
Act of Representatives

Tydings- Mcduffie Act; 1935 Senate-HOR; National

1935-41 Constitution Assembly

1943 Constitution (Later on

1943-44 Nat'l Assembly
Abrogated)

1945-46 1935 Constitution Congress

1946-1973 1935 Constitution Congress

 Nat'l Assembly/Batansang
1973-1986 1973 Constitution Pambansa
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos

1986-87 1986 Constitution Pres. Corazon Aquino

 Congress/Senate/House of
1987-PRESENT 1987 Constitution Representative
 STATUTES EXECUTIVE HEADS

Acts of Public Acts Emilio F. Aguinaldo

Emilio F. Aguinaldo/Manuel L.
Commonwealth Acts Quezon

Commonwealth Acts Manuel L. Quezon

Jose P. Laurel

Commonwealth Acts Sergio Osmena

Manuel A. Roxas
Republic Acts Elpidio Quirino
 Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia

Diosdado Macapagal

Batasang Pambansa Ferdinand E. Marcos

PRESIDENTIAL DECREES

Executive Orders Corazon Aquino

 Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Arroyo
Republic Acts Benigno Aguino III
Rodrigo Duterte
 SIGNIFICANT ISSUANCES JUDICIARY

President Aguinaldo proposed the appointment of

Apolinario Mabini as Chief Justice, but the appointment
and the convening of the Supreme Court of Justice never
materialized because of the Philippine-American War

Cayetano Arellano(March 2, 1847 December 23, 1920)

Victorino Mapa(February 25, 1855 April 12, 1927)
Manuel Araullo
(January 1, 1853 July 26, 1924)
Ramn Avancea
(April 13, 1872 June 12, 1957)

Jos Abad Santos

(February 19, 1886 May 7, 1942)

Jos Yulo
(September 24, 1894 October 27, 1976)

Manuel Moran(October 27, 1893 August 23, 1961)

*Roxas
Republic Act No. 34 Established the 70-30 sharing
arrangement and regulating share tenancy contracts.
Republic Act No. 55- Provided for a more effective Ricardo Paras
safeguard against arbitrary ejectment of tenants. (February 17, 1891 October 10, 1984)
Csar Bengzon
*Quirino
Executive Order No. 355 issued on October 23, 1950 (May 29, 1896 September 3, 1992)
Roberto Concepcion
-- Replaced the National Land Settlement (June 7, 1903 May 3, 1987)
Administration with Land Settlement Development Querube Makalintal
Corporation(LASEDECO) which takes over the (December 22, 1910 November 8, 2002)
responsibilities of the Agricultural Machinery
Equipment Corporation and the Rice and Corn
Production Administration
*Magsaysay Establishing the Organization and
Operation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and of
the Foreign Service of the Republic of the Philippines
and fixing the emoluments, privileges and allowances
of the Officer and Employees thereof.
*Garcia
The Austerity Program was implemented by Garcia
in order to curt the rampant graft and corruption
within the country. The program centered on wise
spending, industry, and honesty. He also urged people
to avoid luxury items and to live a simple life and
reminded government officials and employees
corruption destroys the peoples trust in the
government.

*Macapagal
Republic Act No. 3844 abolishing tenancy and
prescribing a program converting former tenants into
lessees and then into landowners

Fred Ruiz Castro

(September 2, 1914 April 19, 1979)
*Marcos Enrique Fernando
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 851- REQUIRING ALL
EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES A 13th-MONTH (July 25, 1915 October 13, 2004)
Felix Makasiar
PAY (November 20, 1915 February 19, 1992)
Ramon Aquino
(August 31, 1917 March 31, 1993)

*Aquino
E.O. No. 407 directed all government financing
institutions (GFIs) and government owned and Claudio Teehankee Sr. (April 18, 1918-November 27,
controlled corporations (GOCCs) to immediately 1989)
transfer to DAR all their landholdings suitable for
agriculture
*Ramos
Republic Act 7832 (Anti-electricity and Electric
Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act)

*Estrada
E.O No. 330 -Approving an Amnesty Program for all
Pedro Yap
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) (July 1, 1918 November 20, 2003)
Livelihood Loans Marcelo Fernan
*Macapagal-Arroyo (October 24, 1927 July 11, 1999)
Executive Order No. 364, and the Department of Andres Narvasa
Agrarian Reform was renamed to Department of Land(November 30, 1928 - October 31, 2013)
Reform. This E.O. also broadened the scope of theHilario Davide, Jr.
Department, making it responsible for all land reform
(born December 20, 1935)
in the country. It also placed the Philippine Artemio Panganiban
Commission on Urban Poor (PCUP) under its (born December 7, 1936)
supervision and control. Recognition of the ownership
Reynato Puno
of ancestral domain by indigenous (born May 17, 1940)
Renato Corona
*Aquino (October 15, 1948 - April 29, 2016)
E.O No. 206 - Adopting the policy on ensuring Maria Lourdes Sereno
sustainable renewable energy resource management (born July 2, 1960)
and mandating the Department of Energy (DOE) to
lead in its implementation