Education
•Because of the destruction of many schools and to the peace and order condition, all the schools
were closed for the time being.
•Aguinaldo decreed that all diplomas awarded by UST after 1898 be considerd null and void
•Article 23 of the Malolos Constitution mandated that public education would be free and
obligatory in all schools of the nation under the First Philippine Republic
•Aguinaldo included an item for public instruction amounting P35, 000 in the budget for 1899.
•On August 29, 1898, the Secretary of the Interior ordered the provincial governors to reestablish
the schools that had been abandoned before.
Schools Established during the First Republic A. Literary University of the Philippines (Literaria
Universidad de Filipinas)
•
 First Philippine state university
•
 In a decree issued on October 19, 1898, Aguinaldo created the
Literaria Universidad de Filipinas.
 
•
 Inaugurated on November 10, 1898
•
 It was first situated in Navotas and Tambobong (now Malabon) then moved atthe convent of
Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
•
 Offered courses in law, medicine and surgery, pharmacy, and notarianship
•
 Dr. Joaquin Gonzales was appointed first president of the university.
•
 He was succeeded by Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero, who delivered the commencement address on
September 29, 1899
B. Burgos Institute (Burgos Instituto)
•
 On October 24, 1898, a decree was issued outlining the curriculum of the BurgosInstitute.
•
 
The country’s first law school
 
•
 An exclusive school for boys
•
 Was under the supervision of Enrique Mendiola
 
•
 The curriculum of the said school included Latin grammar, universal geographyand history,
Spanish literature, Mathematics, French, English, physics, chemistry,philosophy and natural
laws.
C. Military Academy (Academia Militar)
•
 It was also called
 Academia Militar 
 
•
 
The country’s first military school
 
•
 Following the decree of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the academy was established onOctober 25,
1898 at Malolos, Bulacan.
•
 It was aimed at providing training for future officers who were to lead the regulararmy of the
Philippines after the revolution.
•
 Its director was Manuel Sityar
People who contributed to education during theFirst Republic1. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
•
 First president of the Philippine Republic
•
 Issued decrees that established schools
•
 Included P35, 000 to support the education in the Philippines in the budget for1899.
2. Apolinario Mabini
•
 Wrote the
 True Decalogue
 
3. Dr. Joaquin A. Gonzales
•
 First rector of the first Philippine state university
•
 Joined the medical faculty and taught legal medicine in
Universidad Literaria deFilipinas
 (Literary University of the Philippines)
4. Dr. Leon. Ma. Guerrero
•
 Second president of the Literary University of the Philippines
•
 Professor of pharmacy in the said school
 
5. Salvador V. Del Rosario
•
 A member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
•
 Taught general anatomy at LUP
6. Enrique Mendiola
•
 Rector of the Burgos Institute
7. Manuel Sityar
•
 Spanish lieutenant of the Civil Guard
•
 Director of the
 Academia Militar 
 
Outcomes
•
 The Literary University of the Philippines did not live long because the conflictwith the
Americans led its faculty and students in disperse.
•
 The Military Academy was forced to close down on January 20, 1899, however,as hostilities
broke out between the Americans and Filipinos. However, theMilitary Academy later turned out
as the Philippine Military Academy presently situated in Baguio
The First Philippine Republic was formed after the Philippine Declaration of Independence and
the events of the collapse of the Spanish rule over the Philippines. It adopted the Constitución
Política de la República Filipina, drawn up by the Philippine Constitutional Convention in the
Barasoain Church in Malolos in 1899 to replace the revolutionary government proclaimed by
Aguinaldo on June 23, 1898 That revolutionary government had replaced the dictatorial
government which Aguinaldo had proclaimed on May 24, and had formally established by
decree on June 18.

Salient Feature
Salient Events: Government
May 24 1898-Aguinaldo formally declared Dictatorial Government
June 12, 1898 he proclaimed Independence of the Philippines at Cavite el Viejo (Kawit)
This government lasted for a month, from May 24 to June 23,1898
June 23 he declared a revolutionary Government
Aguinaldo issued a decree setting up the REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT
MALOLOS CONGRESS held on September 15

The Aguinaldo’s
Triumphal
ARCH
the Philippine
Republican ARMY

1889 Schools under Spanish Government were Closed.

The system is free and Compulsory Elementary Education as established by the Malolos
Constitution under Art. 23. «Artículo 23»
«» Todo filipino podrá fundar y mantener establecimientos deinstrucción o de educación,
conarreglo a lasprescripciones que seestablezcan.La enseñanza popular seraobligatoria y gratuita
en las escuelas de la Nación
Reopened in August 29, 1898 by Sec. of the Interior, Teodoro Sandico
General curriculum
Except for the emphasis on Philippine history and geography, the curricula of schools were not
much different from those under Spanish domination. While Tagalog was established as the
national language by the Constitution of Biak-na-Bato, reading, writing and literary studies in
Spanish were still given emphasis.

Some schools known, established and opened in this period

THE LITERARY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OR UNIVERSIDAD LITERARIA
DE FILIPINOS-
First Philippine state university
In a decree issued on October 19, 1898•Inaugurated on November 10, 1898
It was first situated in Navotas and Tambobong (now Malabon) then moved at the convent of
Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
Dr. Joaquin Gonzales was appointed first president of the university.
He was succeeded by Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero, who delivered the commencement address on
September 29, 1899
provided courses in LAW, Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacy and Notarianship

The Burgos Institute in Malolos –a secular institution, emphasized local geography and history
•On October 24, 1898, a decree was issued outlining the curriculum of the Burgos Institute.
•The country’s first law school
•An exclusive school for boys
• Was under the supervision of Enrique Mendiola
• The curriculum of the said school included Latin grammar, universal geography and history,
Spanish literature, Mathematics, French, English, physics, chemistry, philosophy and natural
laws.
The military academy of malolos
established by Aguinaldo to train great soldier of the republic
•It was also called Academia Militar
•The country’s first military school
• Following the decree of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the academy was established on October 25,
1898 at Malolos, Bulacan.
• It was aimed at providing training for future officers who were to lead the regular army of the
Philippines after the revolution.
•Its director was Manuel Sityar

People who contributed to education during the First Republic

1. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
•First president of the Philippine Republic
•Issued decrees that established schools
•Included P35, 000 to support the education in the Philippines in the budget for 1899.
2. Apolinario Mabini
•Wrote the True Decalogue
 
3. Dr. Joaquin A. Gonzales
•First rector of the first Philippine state university
•Joined the medical faculty and taught legal medicine in
Universidad Literaria de Filipinas
(Literary University of the Philippines)

Main contributors
. Dr. Leon. Ma. Guerrero
•Second president of the Literary University of the Philippines
•Professor of pharmacy in the said school
 
5.Salvador V. Del Rosario
•A member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
•Taught general anatomy at LUP
 
6. Enrique Mendiola
• Rector of the Burgos Institute
7. Manuel Sityar
•Spanish lieutenant of the Civil Guard
•Director of the Academia Militar