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good day everyone we are going to
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present the evolution of the Philippine
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Constitution
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here are the presenters
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Karen Miro Stephanie Lara fortune and
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Mary Grace Lopez first I am going to
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discuss what is Constitution
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Constitution is defined as a set of
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fundamental principle or established
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president According to which a state or
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other organization is governed thus the
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word itself means to be part of a whole
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the coming together of distinct entities
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into one group with the same principles
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and ideals this defined the nature and
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extent of government
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the constitution of the Philippines the
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supreme law of the Republic of the
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Philippines has been in fact since 1987.
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there were only three other
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constitutions that have effectively
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governed the country
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the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution the
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1973 Constitution and the 1986 Freedom
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Constitution however there were earlier
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constitutions attempted by Filipinos in
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the struggle to break free from the
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colonial Yoke the first constitution is
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the 1897 Constitution
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it is based on Cuban Constitution
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and drafted by Felix firer and isabello
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artacho
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it is known as the Constitution
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provisional de la Republica de Filipinas
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and was originally written in and
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promulgated in the Spanish and Tagalog
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languages
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the Constitution provided the Supreme
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Council where Emilia aguinaldo and
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Mariano Trias were elected as Supreme
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Council president and vice president
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the first presidential and vice
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presidential elections in the Philippine
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history were healed
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although only catiponeros are members of
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the Katipunan were able to take part and
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not the general populace
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the constitution of bayaknabato was the
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provisionary constitution of the
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Philippine Republic during the
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Philippine Revolution
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the Katipunan Revolution lead to the
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tejeros convention where at San
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Francisco de malabon Cavite on March 22
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1897 a later meeting of the
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Revolutionary government established
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there held on November 1 1897 at
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biaknabato in the town of San Miguel
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dimayumo in Bulacan here are the organs
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of the government under the constitution
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of iaknabato
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first Supreme Council
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four departments secretaries
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interior Foreign Affairs Treasury and
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War
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which was vested with the power of the
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Republic headed by the president
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Supreme Council of Grace and Justice
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which has given the authority to make
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decisions and affirm or disprove the
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sentences rendered by other courts and
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dictate rules for the administration of
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justice
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number three assembly at the
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representatives or assembly of the
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representatives which was to be convened
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after the revolution to create a new
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Constitution and to elect a new Council
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of government and representative of the
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people
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let's now proceed to the Preamble of
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the separation of the Philippines from
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the Spanish monarchy and their formation
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into an independent state with its own
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government called the Philippine
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Republic has been the end sought by the
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revolution in the existing War which
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begun on the 24th of August
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1896
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and therefore in its name and by the
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power delegated by the Filipino people
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interpreting Faithfully their desires
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and Ambitions we the representatives of
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the revolution in a meeting
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November 1 1897
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anonymously adopted the following
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articles for the constitution of the
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state
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the Malolos constitution of 1899. this
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was approved with the Congress on
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November 29 1898 and promulgated by
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ginaldo on January 21 1899. this was
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titled the political constitution of
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1899.
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the Constitution is composed of 39
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articles divided into 14 titles with
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eight articles of transitory provisions
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and the final additional article Malolos
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Constitution as the basic law of the
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first Philippine Republic it is also the
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first important Filipino document by the
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Philippine Representatives it was
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drafted and adopted by the Philippines
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Republic which lasted 40 years from 1899
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to 1901. the people delegated
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governmental functions of civil servants
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while they retained actual sovereignty
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the 27 articles of article 4 detail the
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natural rights and popular sovereignty
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of Filipinos
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title 3 Article 5 also declares that the
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states recognized as the freedom and
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equality of all beliefs as well as the
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separation of the church and the state
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It Is Anchored In Democratic Traditions
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that ultimately have their roots in
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American soil it also created a Filipino
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state whose government was popular
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representative and responsible with read
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the same branches such as the executive
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the legislative and the judicial
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this was the development leading to
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establishment first is the establishment
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of the dictorial government on May 24
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1898 second the Declaration of
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Philippine Independence on June 12 1898
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third as the recognition of the local
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government on June 18 1898 fourth is
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this uh the establishment of
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revolutionary government in June 23 1898
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and lastly is the Malolos Congress the
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Malolos Constitution was treated by
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Felipe Calderon iroka and Felipe Bern
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Camino as an alternative to pair of
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proposal of stimulus Congress via
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pulenario mabine and Pedro Paterno
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following the Declaration of
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Independence in Spain on June 12 1898
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and the transformation of the
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dictatorial government to a
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revolutionary government on June 23. the
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Malolos Congress election was held
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between June 23 and September 10 in 1898
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the Revolutionary Congress convened and
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borrows to win Church in Malolos as
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Pedro Paterno the president and Gregorio
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sarnetta has president
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on September 29 the June 12 Declaration
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of the Philippine abundance was ratified
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then the Congress decided to drop the
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decision Applause by midwini
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the prime minister of the Revolutionary
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government
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this constitution was specifically
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provided for safeguards against abusas
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and enumerated the national and
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individual rights not only to Filipinos
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and of the aliens
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stage the basic civil rights separated
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the church from the state and called the
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creation of an assembly of
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Representatives which would act as the
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legislative body it also calls for
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presidential form of government where
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the president elected for a term of four
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years by majority of the assembly the
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authentic and official constitution of
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La Republica Filipina or the Philippine
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Republic
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here are some achievements of the
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malala's Constitution stop the
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disgraceful treatment of the Spanish
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prison all classes of crime were to be
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Tried by competent Military Tribunal
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June 12 1898 the Reformation of the
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Philippine Independence stated before
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official unfurling of Philippine
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national flag by Marcela gonzillo
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unassisted by Lorenzo against Elio and
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alfina Barbosa and the birth of national
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anthem
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legislation Declaration of Independence
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enactment on June 12 1895 and ratified
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on September 29 1898 and then the
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declaration of war against the Spanish
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is enactment on June 2 1899 and was
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ratified on June 2 1899 as well
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it was established with the proclamation
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of the malala's Constitution on January
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29 1899 in Malolos Bulacan until the
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capture of the president Emilio
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aguinaldo by the American forces on
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March 23 1901 and palonara Isabella
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which effectively dissolved the First
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Republic
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the Constitution as a whole is a
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monumented the capacity of Filipinos to
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chart their own course along the
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Democratic lines in a period of storm
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and stress symbolized ideas about people
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who had emerged from the Dark Ages to
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the light ages Preamble of malala's
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constitution we the representative of
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the Filipino people lawfully convened in
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order to establish justice providing the
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common defense promote the general
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welfare and ensure the benefits of
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Deliverance imploring the aid of The
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Sovereign legislator of the universe for
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the attainment of these ends have voted
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decreed and sanctioned the following
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political constitution in 1935
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Commonwealth Constitution it was worth
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mentioning that after the Treaty of
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Paris or country which is the
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Philippines was subjected to the power
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of the United States of America which is
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the new effective colonizers of the
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country therefore we are under the
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jurisdiction of Federal of U.S
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Commonwealth is a traditional English
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term which is synonymous to a nation
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state or other political unit the 1935
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constitution of the Philippines was
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written and adopted by the Commonwealth
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of the Philippines that governed the
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country from the year 1935 to 1946.
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later on it was used by the third
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Republic of the Philippines starting
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from the year 1946 to 1972.
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Commonwealth Constitution was crafted to
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meet the approval of U.S and to ensure
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that the U.S would live up to its
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promise to Grant the independence to the
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Philippines the Constitution provided a
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legal basis of the Commonwealth
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government which was considered a
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transitional Administration to prepare
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the country towards its full achievement
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of Independence Commonwealth
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Constitution provided for a unicameral
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National Assembly with a precedent and a
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vice president elected to a six-year
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term without relaction when we say
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unicameral it means having a single
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legislative or one chambered on the year
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1940 it was amended to have a bicameral
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Congress which has two Chambers often
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with different procedures and Powers
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on a bicameral Congress the term of the
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president and the vice president was
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limited to four years with one
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re-election two acts of U.S were passed
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that may be considered to have the
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qualities of constitutionality this acts
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Define the fundamental political
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principles and established the structure
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procedures powers and duties of the
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Philippine government the First Act is
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the Philippine organic Act of 1902 or
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the Cooper act it was the first
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organization law of the Philippine
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Islands enacted by U.S Congress that
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provided for the creation of a popularly
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elected Philippine assembly the app
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specified that the legislative Tower
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would be vested in a bicameral
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legislature composed of the Philippine
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commission as the upper house and the
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Philippine assembly as the lower house
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is the Philippine autonomy act are
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commonly referred to as Jones law of
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year 1916. it modifies the structure of
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the Philippine government through the
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removal of the Philippine commission
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replacing it with a senate it was also
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in this act that explicitly declared the
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purpose of the U.S to end its
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sovereignty over the Philippines and
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recognize Philippine Independence as
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soon a stable government can be
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established on the year 1932 the hair
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has cutting act or the OS rocks mission
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is made with the efforts of the
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Philippine Independence Mission led by
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Sergio osmania and Manuel Rojas that is
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why it is called asrock's Sun this act
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is about the promise of granting
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Filipino Independence the bill was
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opposed by Senate President Manuel cazon
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and rejected by the Philippine Senate
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on the year 1934 Tidings McDuffie act
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also known as the Philippine
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Independence act provided Authority and
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defined mechanisms for the establishment
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of a formal Constitution via a
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constitutional convention the draft of
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the Constitution was approved by the
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Constitutional Convention on the 8th of
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February 1935. March 25 1935 it was
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ratified by the U.S president named
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Franklin B Roosevelt Manuel alcazon was
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elected the president of the
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Commonwealth on September 1935 and the
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Commonwealth was briefly interrupted by
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the events of the World War II with the
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Japanese occupying the Philippines
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afterwards upon Liberation our country
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was declared an independent republic on
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the 4th of July year 1946. the
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accomplishments of 1935 Commonwealth
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Constitution
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first is the establishment of bank for
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Farmers second is the education of the
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people in all parts of the country third
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is the Improvement in the country's
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communication system and infrastructure
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fourth is the provision of irrigation
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system and fifth is the establishment of
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the National Library
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Preamble of Commonwealth Constitution
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the Filipino people imploring the aid of
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Divine Providence in order to establish
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a government that shall embody their
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ideals conserve and develop the
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patrimony of the nation promote the
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general welfare and secure to themselves
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in their posterity the blessings of
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Independence under a regime of Justice
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Liberty and democracy do ordain and
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promulgate this constitution
