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American Occupation - Political
American Occupation - Political
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The American Colonial Government
A. The Taft Commission
B. Civil Government
C. Philippine Bill of 1902
D. Philippine Assembly
E. Resident Commissioners
F. The Filipinization of the Government
G. The Jones Law of 1916
H. The Wood-Forbes Mission
I. The OSROX Mission
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A. The Taft Commission
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A. The Taft Commission
Members:
Luke E. Wright
Henry C. Ide
Dean C. Worcester
Bernard Moses
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A-1. The Taft Commission
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A-2. The Taft Commission
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A-3. The Taft Commission
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A-4. The Taft Commission
“bear in mind that the government which they (the
Commission) are establishing is designed not for our
selfish satisfaction...but for the happiness, peace and
prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands, and the
measures adopted should be made to conform to their
customs, habits...”
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A-5. The Taft Commission
Arrived in Manila on June 3, 1900.
From September 1900 to August 1902, it enacted more than 400 laws.
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A-6. The Taft Commission
His policy “the Philippines for the Filipinos” made him popular
among the Filipinos.
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C. Philippine Bill of 1902
also known as the Cooper Act.
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C-1. Philippine Bill of 1902
Among the key provisions of the Philippine Bill of 1902 were:
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C-2. Philippine Bill of 1902
Among the key provisions of the Philippine Bill of 1902 were:
4. Executive power would be exercised by the Civil Governor who would have
several executive departments under him such as Interior, Public Information,
Finance and Justice, and Commerce and Police.
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D. Philippine Assembly
On July 30, 1907, the first free national elections were held in
the Philippines for members of all the Filipino lawmaking body.
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D-1. Philippine Assembly
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D-2. Philippine Assembly
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D-3. Philippine Assembly
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D-4. Philippine Assembly
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E. Resident Commissioners
The Philippine Bill of 1902 gave the Filipinos the right to be
represented by two Filipino resident commissioners in the
United States Congress.
They could speak out for or against any bill in Congress affecting
the Philippines.
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E-1. Resident Commissioners
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F. The Filipinization of the
Government
America made it a policy to appoint qualified Filipinos to
government positions.
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F-1. The Filipinization of the
Government
Sponsored by U.S.
Representative William
Atkinson Jones of Virginia.
Woodrow William
Wilson Atkinson
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Jones
G-1. The Jones Law of 1916
It contained American’s promise to give independence to the
Philippines.
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G-2. The Jones Law of 1916
Executive Power: Governor-General (an American)
Appointed by the President of the United States.
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G-3. The Jones Law of 1916
On October 3, 1916, elections were held for the new Philippine
Legislature.
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G-4. The Jones Law of 1916
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H. The Wood-Forbes Mission
Warren G. Harding
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H-1. The Wood-Forbes Mission
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H-2. The Wood-Forbes Mission
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I-1. The OSROX Mission
Harry B. Hawes
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I-2. The OSROX Mission
The U.S. Congress repassed the bill on January 17, 1933 known as
the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act.
The Antis were those who sided with Quezon in opposing the law.
The Pros were those who supported the law and backed Osmeña and
Roxas.
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I-3. The OSROX Mission
The law’s provisions on trade relations were
disadvantageous to the Philippines.
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I-4. The OSROX Mission
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I-5. The OSROX Mission
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J. The Commonwealth Government
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J-1. 1935 Philippine Constitution
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J-2. Election of President and Vice
President
September 16, 1935, first national election was held in the Philippines to elect
President and Vice President of the Transitory Government.
Manuel Quezon was elected President and Sergio Osmeña, Sr. was elected Vice
President of the Transitory Government which is otherwise known as the First
Philippine Republic.
November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth Government together with the First
Philippine Republic was inaugurated on steps of the Legislative building in Manila.
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J-3. Manuel L. Quezon
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