THE CONTITUTIONS OF

PHILIPPINES
GROUP V
Jerald Concordia
John Kenneth
Barcelona
Ralph James Bibat
Jomari Cunanan
Oliver De Castro
Ma.Isabella Saludarez
WHAT IS CONSTITUTION ?

IT IS THE BODY OF THOSE

WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN
FUNDAMENTAL LAWS WHICH
REGULATE THE MOST IMPORTANT
RIGHTS OF THE HIGHER
MAGISTRATES AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT ESSENTIAL
PRIVILEGES OF THE SUBJECTS.
1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION
 On January 21, 1899, Aguinaldo
promulgated what is now known as the Malolos
Constitution.

 The Constitution specifically provided

for safeguards against abuses, and
enumerated the national and individual
rights not only of the Filipinos and of the
aliens.
1935 COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION
1935 CONSTITUTION
 It was in accordance with the
Philippine Independence Act of 1934.

 It was ratified by the Filipino people

through a national plebiscite, on May 14,
1935 and came into full force and effect
on November 15, 1935 with the
inauguration of the commonwealth of the
Philippines.
1973 CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITARIANISM
1973 CONSTITUTION
 It is a from of government characterized
by strong central power and limited
political freedoms.

 It is under authoritarian regime,

individual freedoms are subordinates to
the state and there is no constitutional
accountability.
1987 CONTITUTION AFTER MARTIAL LAW
1987 CONSTITUTION

 It established the Philippines as a

democratic republican state where
sovereignty resides in the people and all
government authority emanates from
them.
 it allocates governmental powers among
the executive, legislative, and judicial
branches of the government.
 1935 COMMONWEALTH
1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION 1973 CONSTITUTIONAL 1987 CONTITUTION
CONTITUTION AUTHORITARIANISM AFTER MARTIAL LAW

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• The political • Replacing senate • Presidential decree • provide priority to
institution to upper house no.73 research and
development
• separation of • Under a military • 1973 constitution
church and state government abolishing the • Federal republic of
senate the Philippines is
• assembly of used.
representative •People power
revolution

•Executive
committee
PURPOSE OF CONSTITUTION

It dictate permanent framework of the

government to form a more perfect union to
establish justice and ensure the peace of the
nation. It provide principles how the
government can run itself, following the rules
and laws written in the constitution of each
state keeps them balanced and effective
government to the state and people.