Systems Plus College Foundation

Balibago, Angeles City

A.Y.2018-2019

Prepared by:
Musni, Kaye Angelica
Pineda, Alden M.
 Systems Plus College Foundation
Balibago, Angeles City
A.Y.2018-2019

The Philippine Constitutions

Prepared by:
Musni, Kaye Angelica
Pineda, Alden M.
Constitution
Constitution
- is a set of fundamental principles or established
precedents according to which a state or other
organization is governed.
 THE 1897 CONSTITUTION OF BIAK-NA-BATO
(Constitucion Provisional de la Republica de Filipinas)

•Tejeros Convention- San Francisco de Malabon in Cavite, March 22,1897.

•Supreme leaders: President: Emilio Aguinaldo/ Vice-President: Mariano Trias
•Established on November 1, 1897 at Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel de Mayumo,
Bulacan.
•De facto Constitutional Republic.
•Written by Isabelo Artacho and Felix Ferrer.
 The 1899 Malolos Constitution or Political
Constitution of 1899 (Constitucion Politica de 1899)

• The basic law of the first Philippine Republic whose form of government was
unitary semi- presidential constitutional.
• The first republican constitution in Asia.
• Written by Felipe Calderon y Roca and Felipe Buencamino.
• Signed into law by the Malolos Congress and promulgated on January
21,1899.
• Operated on January 23,1899 to March 23,1901.
 The Acts of the United States Congress
•Operated from December 10,1898 to March 24,1934, since
the Philippines was a territory of the US during these periods
because of the Treaty of Paris which transferred the
sovereignty from Spain to the US.

Philippine Organic Act of 1902 (Philippine Bill of 1902)

•The first organic law enacted by the US Congress for the Philippines.
•It provided for the creation of the Philippine Assembly, and a bicameral
legislature composed of a Philippine Commission (upper house) and the
Philippine Assembly (lower house) were the law making power was vested.
Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 (Jones Law)

•Amended the structure of the Philippine government that

was provided for in the Philippine Bill of 1902.
•It removed the Philippine Commission (upper house) and
replaced it with the Senate whose members were elected by
the Filipino voters.
 TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE ACT OF 1934

•Passed on March 24,1934

•Allowed Filipinos to have a self-government.

•10 year transition period was granted by this Act so that

Filipinos could be prepared for self-government and full-
independence.
 THE 1935 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

•Written in 1934 with the goal of meeting the United States'

expectation of political maturity.
•Promulgated by the 1934 Constitutional Convention.
•Operated during the Commonwealth era (1935-1946), until the
Third Republic (July 04,1946- January 16,1973).
 THE 1943 CONSTITUTION

•Promulgated by the Preparatory Committee for Philippine

Independence (PCPI) during the Japanese occupation of the
country.
•It was ratified by the popular convention of the KALIBAPI in
Manila on Sept. 07,1943.
•Following its ratification, the Second Philippine Republic was
then formally proclaimed. It was a single-party authoritarian
republic.
 The 1973 Constitution

•Promulgated by the 1973 Constitutional Convention

•It ruled the Fourth Philippine Republic from January 17,1973 to February
22,1986.
•A unicameral legislature was established.
•Amended on four occasions;
1. In the 1976 amendments, the Interim National Assembly was replaced
by the Interim Batasang Pambansa, the President would also become the
Prime MInister and would exercise legislative powers until the lifting of
the Martial Law.
2. In the 1980 amendment, the retirement age of the members of the
judiciary was extended to 70 years.
3. In the 1981 Amendment, the false parliamentary system was formally
modified into a French-style semi-presidential system were:
•Executive power was restored to the President.
•Direct election of the President was restored.
•Executive Committee composed of the prime minister and not more than 14
members.

4. The 1984 amendment abolished the Executive Committee and restored the
position of Vice-President.
 THE 1986 FREEDOM CONSTITUTION
•Right after the 1986 People Power Revolution, President Corazon Aquino issued
Proclamation No.3 to serve as a provisional constitution.
•It contained some provisions adopted from the 1973 Constitution.

THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

•Drafted by a constitutional assembly that was mandated in Proclamation No.3.

The commission composed fifty members appointed by President Corazon
Aquino from various backgrounds.
•The final draft of the 1987 Constitution was finished on October 12, 1986 and
was presented to President Aquino on October.
The Constitution was ratified on February 8,1987.