THE PHILIPPINE

CONSTITUTION
(Four Philippine Constitutions)
1899 Constitution
(The Malolos Constitution)
1935 Constitution
(The Commonwealth Constitution)
1973 Constitution
The Martial Law Constitution
1987 Constitution
 Nature and purpose of the
Constitution
1. It serves as the supreme and fundamental law.

2. It establishes the basic framework and underlying

principles of government.
Typology of constitution
A) As to form:
1. Written constitution
2. Unwritten constitution

B) As to manner of amending:
1. Rigid or inelastic
2. Flexible or elastic
Requisites of a good written
constitution
1.Brief
2.Broad
3.Definite
 September 15,1898 – The Malolos Congress
convened in Barasoain Church in Malolos,
Bulacan.

The drafting of the Philippine Constitution, was

the most important achievement of the Malolos
Congress.
 The Malolos Constitution was
ratified by the Malolos Congress on
November 29, 1898.
The Malolos Constitution established
a republican government with three
branches:

1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
 The ratification of the Malolos
Constitution paved the way to the
establishment of the First Philippine
Republic and the inauguration of
Emilio Aguinaldo as the President on
January 23, 1899.
The 10-year period of transitional
government is known as the
Commonwealth Government.
Election was held in September 1935, upon the
approval of the 1935 Constitution.

Manuel L. Quezon was elected as the president

of the Commonwealth Government.

The 1935 Constitution provided the legal basis

of the Commonwealth Government of the
Philippines.
April 23, 1986 – President Corazon C.
Aquino issued Proclamation Number 9
which created a Constitutional
Commission (ConCom).
 The Constitutional Commission was
tasked to draft a new constitution to
eradicate the authoritarian features of
the 1973 Philippine Constitution.
Some salient features of the 1987 constitution:

*Reinstitution of democratic government

*Separation of church and state
*Sovereignty of the people
Claur, Annabee. The Source. 2018. SSC-R de Cavite