Constitution

• 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
• Malolos Constitution was written by Felipe Calderón y Roca and Felipe Buencamino as an alternative to a pair of proposals to the Malolos Congress by Apolinario Mabini and Pedro Paterno.
• After a lengthy debate in the latter part of 1898, Malolos constitution was promulgated on 21 January 1899.
• Following the Declaration of Independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 Malolos Congress in 1898 and transformation of the dictatorial government to a revolutionary government on 23 June, the Malolos constitution was convened in Barasoain Church in Malolos
• PREAMBLE OF THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF 1899

  • The 1899 Malolos Constitution was never enforced due to the ongoing war.

  • The Philippines was effectively a territory of the US upon the signing of the Treaty of Paris between Spain and the US, transferring sovereignty of the Philippines on 10 December 1898
• The 1935 Constitution


  It was created to comply with the demands outlined in the Tydings-McDuffie Act in order to get the nation ready for independence.
• In order to get the nation ready for independence, the Commonwealth Constitution was ratified.