Oct. 1897: Pres. Aguinaldo convened an assembly of revolutionary generals and leaders 1943 CONSTITUTION o They established the Biak-na-bato Republic KALIBAPI held a convention in Manila and elected 20 Patterned closely to the Cuban Consti of 1985 members of the Preparatory Commission for PH Vested the government in a supreme council composed of: Independence o President o Tasked to frame a constitution for the Japanese- o VP sponsored republic o 4 Secretaries Sept 1943: the constitution was ratified by 117 KALIBAPI Council could giver orders with the force of law, impose and delegates to the general assemnly collect taxes and supervise and direct military operations Provided for a Republic of the Philippines Executive power: President o With executive, judicial and legislative branches of Judicial power: Supreme Court of Grace and Justice government Contained an enumeration of rights and a provision obliging o Form of government: presidential and legislature is every Filipino to serve the Revolution with his services and unicameral property Contained duties and rights of citizens FIRST REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT IN ASIA AT According to its Article 12, within 1 year after the THAT TIME termination of war the Filipino people would draft a new PRELUDE TO THE DECLARATION OF PH INDPENDENCE constitution Founding of the First Republic of the PH in Malolos, Bulacan First time a colonized people in Asia sought formal 1973 CONSTITUTION independence from a foreign power and laid down ground Pres. Marcos signed RA 6132: 1970 Constitutional work for the birth of the first Asian republic Convention Act o Provided for the election on November 10, 1970 of 1899 MALOLOS the delegates to the Constitutional Convention September 1898: Malolos Congress was inaugurated at the which would convene in Manila Barasoain Church 320 delegates elected Pres. Aguinaldo acknowledged the patriotism of the people 1972: Pres. Marcos formally announced Martial Law and called on history to witness the work of the delegates o Shortly after, the delegates reassembled and who would write a new constitution finished the new constitution and signed it the Calderon plan (based on constitutions of France, Belgium, following day Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Brazil) was Constitution was submitted to the people for ratification chosen and submitted to the Malolos Congress for approval o Pres. Marcos signed the Constitution November 1898: Malolos Constitution was approves and forwarded to Pres. Aguinaldo 1986 FREEDOM CONSTITUTION January 1899: Malolos Constitution proclaimed as Provisional constitution pending the drafting of a new fundamental law of the land constitution and its ratification by the electorate Considered as the first democratic constitution in Asia Gave revolutionary powers to Pres. Corazon Aquino Provided for parliamentary form of government Guaranteed that the government under Pres. Aquino would o President shall be elected by absolute majority of respect basic human rights and fundamental freedoms votes by the Assembly of Representatives during the period of transition to a New Constitution Constitution established tripartite separation of powers Did not totally do away with the 1973 Constitution o Legislative Provided for the creation of a commission whose members o Executive are to be appointed by the president whose main task is the o Judicial drafting of a new Constitution that would hasten the return of normal constitutional government 1935 CONSTITUTION US Congress passed in 1934 Tydings-Mcduffie Law 1987 CONSTITUTION signed by Pres. Roosevelt June 1986: Pres. Aquino appointed an independent o Authorized the PH legislature to call a Constitutional Commission (48 members) constitutional convention to draft the The Constitutional Commission approved the draft of the Constitution of the PH new constitution by a vote of 45 to 2; Feb. 2, 1987: people May 1934: PH legislature passed an act providing for the ratified the Constitution election of 202 delegates to the convention Provides for a presidential form of government Tydings-Mcduffie Law required that the Constitution, after its o Bicameral legislature approval by the President of the US be submitted to the o Judiciary with expanded powers Filipino people for their ratification o Bill of rights with new civil and political rights May 1935: plebiscite on the Constitution was held and o Article on Social Justice and Human Rights ratified by the electorate ConComm President Muoz-Palma: called the Constitution Provided for the establishment of: as pro-people, pro-human rights and pro-God o Presidential form of government Human rights constitution long list of civil and political o Bicameral legislature rights, economic, social and cultural rights found o Separation of executive, legislative and judicial Remains unaltered by way of amendment or revision powers Remains a towering sentinel of peoples freedom, rule of law, Contained: democracy and republicanism in the country o Declaration of Principles o Bill of Rights o Provisions on Impeachment Three constitutional offices: o COMELEC