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    Filipino Spanish Constitution Philippines Nationwide Plebiscite

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    The document discusses the constitutions that have governed the Philippines throughout its history. It describes the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution as the first constitution of the independent Philippines, established after the 1934 Philippine Independence Act set parameters for a constitutional convention. An older constitution was the 1899 Malolos Constitution, the first republican constitution in Asia, which governed the short-lived First Philippine Republic from 1899 to 1901 during the American occupation. Organic Acts passed by the U.S. Congress served as constitutions from 1902 to 1935, until the 1935 Constitution established the Commonwealth of the Philippines and set the stage for full independence in 1946.

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    The document discusses the constitutions that have governed the Philippines throughout its history. It describes the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution as the first constitution of the independent Philippines, established after the 1934 Philippine Independence Act set parameters for a constitutional convention. An older constitution was the 1899 Malolos Constitution, the first republican constitution in Asia, which governed the short-lived First Philippine Republic from 1899 to 1901 during the American occupation. Organic Acts passed by the U.S. Congress served as constitutions from 1902 to 1935, until the 1935 Constitution established the Commonwealth of the Philippines and set the stage for full independence in 1946.

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    The document discusses the constitutions that have governed the Philippines throughout its history. It describes the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution as the first constitution of the independent Philippines, established after the 1934 Philippine Independence Act set parameters for a constitutional convention. An older constitution was the 1899 Malolos Constitution, the first republican constitution in Asia, which governed the short-lived First Philippine Republic from 1899 to 1901 during the American occupation. Organic Acts passed by the U.S. Congress served as constitutions from 1902 to 1935, until the 1935 Constitution established the Commonwealth of the Philippines and set the stage for full independence in 1946.

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    DEFINITIONS OF CONSTITUTION

    The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng


    Pilipinas, Spanish: Constitución de la República de Filipinas) is the constitution or supreme law
    of the Republic of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional
    Commission on October 12, 1986 and was ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2,
    1987.
    Three other constitutions have effectively governed the country in its history: the 1935
    Commonwealth Constitution, the 1973 Constitution, and the 1986 Freedom Constitution.

    NEW 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 régime of justice, liberty and democracy, do ordain and promulgate this constitution.

    SO RUNS the preamble of the new Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth, adopted by
    the Constitutional Convention February 8, 1935, approved by the President of the United States
    on March 23, and on May 14 ratified in a plebiscite of the Filipino people.

    The first thing that a reader interested in Philippine affairs will probably inquire is as to the
    nature of the Commonwealth Government which is being established. Will it be a semi-
    independent state? There is no doubt that when the American Congress adopted the name
    "commonwealth" it was inspired by the precedents of Anglo-American

    OLD CONSTITUTION

    The Philippines has had a total of six constitutions since the Proclamation of Independence on
    June 12, 1898. In 1899, the Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine Constitution—the first
    republican constitution in Asia—was drafted and adopted by the First Philippine Republic,
    which lasted from 1899 to 1901.

    During the American Occupation, the Philippines was governed by the laws of the United States
    of America. Organic Acts were passed by the United States Congress for the administration of
    the Government of the Philippine Islands. The first was the Philippine Organic Act of 1902,
    which provided for a Philippine Assembly composed of Filipino citizens. The second was the
    Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, which included the first pledge of Philippine independence.
    These laws served as constitutions of the Philippines from 1902 to 1935.
    In 1934, the United States Congress passed the Philippine Independence Act, which set the
    parameters for the creation of a constitution for the Philippines. The Act mandated the Philippine
    Legislature to call for an election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention to draft a
    Constitution for the Philippines. The 1934 Constitutional Convention finished its work on
    February 8, 1935. The Constitution was submitted to the President of the United States for
    certification on March 25, 1935. It was in accordance with the Philippine Independence Act of
    1934. The 1935 Constitution 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. Among its provisions was that it would remain the
    constitution of the Republic of the Philippines once independence was granted on July 4, 1946.

    In 1940, the 1935 Constitution was amended by the National Assembly of the Philippines. The
    legislature was changed from a unicameral assembly to a bicameral congress. The amendment
    also changed the term limit of the President of the Philippines from six years with no reelection
    to four years with a possibility of being reelected for a second term.

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