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1897 Biak Na Bato Constitution PDF
1897 Biak Na Bato Constitution PDF
Preamble
In Biac-na-Bató on the first day of the month of November of the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, the Representatives of the people of
the Philippine Islands, assembled for the purpose of modifying the Constitution of
this Republic of the Philippines, drawn up and proclaimed in the town of Naic,
province of Cavite, on the twenty-second of March of this year, in accordance
with the provisions of Decree No. 29 of current year after a long discussion, [the
Representatives] have unanimously agreed upon the following:
Ratification
As it has been thus decreed by the Representatives of the Filipino people, and in
the name of the Republic ordered by the Assembly thus constituted, — We, the
undersigned, pledge with our word and honor fulfillment of what is set forth in this
Constitution at Biac-na-Bató. November 15, 1897.
Ratified by: President, Emilio Aguinaldo
Severino de las Alas · Pascual Alvarez · Mariano Llanera · 8Mamerto Natividad ·
Isabelo Artacho · Vicente Lucban y Rilles · Melecio Carlos · Simon Tecson
[Simon Ocampo Tecson] · Pablo Roque Tecson · Mariano Noriel · Baldomero
Aguinaldo · Salvador Estrella · Pantaleon Garcia · Escolastico Viela · Julian de la
Cruz · Ciriaco Sartore · Jose Ignacio Paua · Agustin de la Rosa · Celestino
Aragon · Gregorio S. del Pilar · Andres Presbitero · Benito Natividad · Pedro
Dungon · Eduardo Llanera · Herminio Miguel · Deodato Manajan · Pedro
Gualdes (?) · Ambrosio de la Cruz · Matias San Bno . Miguel Catahan .
Clemente Valencia . Modesto Porciuncula · Claro Fuelo (?) · Emiliano Tecson ·
Benvenuto Ramirez · Francisco M. Soliman · Maximo Cabigting · Ramon Tombo
· Artemio Ricarte Vibora · Sinforoso de la Cruz · Agapito Bonson · Valentin Diaz ·
Tomas Aquino Linares (?) · Cipriano Pacheco · Manuel Tinio · Anastacio
Francisco · Serviliano Aquino · Wenceslao Viniegra · Doroteo Lopez · Vito
Belarmino, Secretary · Antonio Montenegro, Secretary · Teodoro Gonzalez,
Secretary.