The

EVOLU TION
OF

H ILIP P IN
P NSTITUTION E
CO S
 RESENTERS
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Kharen Miro Stefani Larra Fortun Mary Grace Lopez

 Constitution
Defined as a set of and
Notable fundamental principle or established precedent
according to which Famousa state or other organization is governed, thus the
Landmarks in the
word itself means to be part of a whole, the coming together of distinct
Philippines
entities into one group with the same principles and ideals. These define
the nature and extent of government.
 ONSTITUTION
C
1935 Commonwealth
The Supreme Has been in
Constitution, 1973
law of the effect since Constitution and 1986
Republic of the 1987 Freedom Constitution.
Philippines
 titution of Biak
ons -na-
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89 to
1
Constitution based on Cuban Constitution
Drafted by Felix Ferrer and Isabelo Artacho
Known as the "Constitución Provisional de la
República de Filipinas"

Emilio Aguinaldo Mariano Trias

President Vice President
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The Katipunan's November 1, 1897 at

revolution led to the Biak-na-Bato in the
Tejeros Convention town of San Miguel
de Mayumo in
where, at San
Bulacán, established
Francisco de Malabón, the Republic of Biak-
Cavite, on March 22, na-Bato.
1897
THE ORGANS OF THE GOVERNMENT UNDER
THE CONSTITUTION OF BIAK NA BATO

Supreme Council
Four Departments secretaries :
Interior, Foreign Affairs, Treasury, and War.
THE ORGANS OF THE GOVERNMENT UNDER
THE CONSTITUTION OF BIAK NA BATO

Consejo Supremo de Gracia Y Justicia

( Supreme Council of Grace and Justice)
THE ORGANS OF THE GOVERNMENT UNDER
THE CONSTITUTION OF BIAK NA BATO

Asamblea de Representates
(Assembly of the Representatives)
 PREAMBLE OF BIAK NA BATO
The separation of the Philippines from the Spanish monarchy
and their formation into an independent state with its own
government called the Philippine Republic has been the end
sought by the Revolution in the existing war, begun on the
24th of August, 1896; and , therefore, in its name and by the
power delegated by the Filipino people, interpreting faithfully
their desires and ambitions, we the representatives of the
Revolution, in a meeting at Biak-na-bato, November 1, 1897,
unanimously adopted the following articles for the constitution
of the State.
 1899
Malolos Constitution
 Title III Article V also declares that the state
recognized the freedom and equality of all
beliefs as well as the separation of Church
and State
The Basic Law of the Drafted and adapted
First Philippine Republic by the first Phiilippine
Republic which lasted
LOS CONSTITU from 1899 to 1901
LO TIO
MA N
Establishment of
First important Filipino Revolutionary
Title IV detail the
document by the Government
natural rights and
Philippine On June 23,1898
popular sovereignty of
Representatives

Filipinos
 it is anchored in democratic traditions that
ulimately had their roots in American soil.
It created a Filipino state whose government
was "popular, representative and
responsible" with three distinct branches—
the executive,the legislative, and the judicial

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 1. Establishment of the
dictatorial
3. Recognition of the government 2. Declaration of the
local government on May 24, 1898. Philippine Independence
On June 18, 1898 on June 12, 1898

DEVELOPMENT
LEADING TO ITS
ESTABLISMENT
4. Establishment of
5. The Malolos Revolutionary
Congress Government

On June 23,1898

The opening of Malolos Congress at Barasoain Church

on September 15, 1898

 Felipe Calderon y Roca Felipe Buencamino

It was written by Felipe Calderon y Roca and Felipe Buencanmino as an

alternative to a pair of proposals to the Malolos Congress by Apolinario
Mabini and Pedro Paterno

The Political Constitutions of 1899

known as Malolos Constitution

 Pedro Paterno Gregorio S. Araneta

with Pedro Paterno as the President and Gregorio S. Araneta as the vice
president. On September 29, the June 12 declaration of the Philippine
independence was ratified, then the congress decided to draft the decision
opposed by Mabini
 Apolinario Mabini

The Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government.

 What did Malolos Constitution provided?

The constitution was specificallty provided for safegaurds against

abuses, and enumerated the national and individual rights not only to
Filiponos and of the aliens.It states basic civil rights, separated the church
from the state, and called for the creation of an Assembly of
Representatives which would act as the legislative body. It also calls for a
Presidential form of government with the president elected for a term of
four years by a majority of the Assembly the authentic and official
constitution of La Republica Filipina (Philippine Republic).
Achievements
 stop the June 12, 1898,
all classes of crime
disgraceful proclamation of
were to be tried by
treatment of the Philippine
competent military
spanish prisoners Independence
tribunal

Official unfurling of the

Proclamation of Philippine National Flag; Birth of the
Independence at by Marcela Agoncillo Philippine National
Kawit Cavite June and assisted by Lorenzo Anthem
12,1989 Agoncillo & Delfina
Barbosa
 LEGISLATION

legislation

Enactment

Ratification

Declaration of September
29,1898

June 12,

1895
Independence

Declaration of was

June
2,1899 June 2,1899

against Spanish
 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION

Approved

Enactment

June 29,1899

January 22,1899

 it was established with the proclamation of

the Malolos Constitution on January 21, 1899
in Malolos Bulacan until teh capture odf the
president Emilio Aguinaldo by the American
forces on March 23,1901 in Palanar Isabela
which effectively dissolved the First
Republic.

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 The constitution as a whole is a monument to
the capacity of the Pilipinos to chart their
own course along the democratic lines in a
period of storm and stress simbolized the
ideas of a people who had emerged from the
dark ages to the Light Ages.

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 Preamble of malolos constitution
We, the Representatives of the Filipino people, lawfully convened,
in order to establish justice, provide for common defense,
promote the general welfare, and insure the benefits of liberty,
imploring the aid of the Sovereign Legislator of the Universe for
the attainment of these ends, have voted, decreed, and sanctioned
the following political constitution.
 1935
The Commonwealth
Constitution

 EALTH CONS
NW TITU
MO TIO
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Used by the Made to

Written and On 1940,
Republic of the ensure that US
aproved by it was
Phillipines on would live up
the amended
1446-1972 to its promise
commonweal to have a
Provided a to grant
th of the Bicameral
Unicameral independence
Phillipines on Congress
National to the
1935-1946
Assembly Phillipines .
 F THE UNITED S
S O TAT
CT ES
A
Philppine
Philippine
Organic Act of
Autonomy Act
1902
of 1916
also known as
also known as
Philippine Bill of
Jones Law
1902 or the
Copper Acr
Hare-Hawes-
Cutting Act of March 25, 1935
1932 ratification September 1935 July 4, 1946
It was the by US Manuel declaration
result of the President L.Quezon of the
OsRox Mission Franklin was elected Philippine as
Roosevelt president of
Tydings-McDuffie independent
Actof 1934 February 8, 1935 the republic
also known as approval of the Commonwea
the Phillipine draft by the lth
Independence Constitutional
Act Convention
 HIEVEMENT
AC S
 Establishment of Education of the
banks for farmers people in all parts of
the country
 Improvement in the Provision of
country's communication irrigation system
system and infrastracture
Establishment of the
National LIbrary
 Preamble of
Commonwealth Constitution
" The Filipino people, imploring the aid of Divine

Providence, in order to establish a government that

shall embody their ideals, conserve and develop
the patrimony of the nation, promote the general
welfare, and secure to themselves and their
posterity the blessings of independence under a
regime of justice, liberty, and democracy, do ordain
and promulgate this constitution."
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