Form of Ratifying Length of Distinctive Features

Government Promulgating Effectivity

Body

Biak-na-Bato Republican Philippine Two years  Government formed

Constitution Revolutionary was a Supreme Council
composed of a
Government
President, a Vice-
President, a Secretary of
the Interior, a Secretary
of Foreign Relations, a
Secretary of War, and a
Secretary of the
Treasury.
 Has sweeping powers of
government which
included the power to
issue orders and other
laws for the security of
the State, to impose and
collect taxes, to raise an
army, to ratify treaties,
and to convene an
Assembly of
Representatives.
 Judiciary power was
vested in another
Supreme Council of
Justice.
 Tagalog was the official
language.

Malolos Republican Malolos January 23,  Based on democratic

Republic constitution; Congress 1899 - traditions in which the
Constitution Democratic March 1901 government formed was
government "popular, representative
and responsible" with
 three distinct branches
— the executive, the
legislative, and the
judicial.
 Called for a presidential
form of government
with the president
elected for a tern of four
years by a majority of
the Assembly convened
as a constituent
assembly
 Recognized the freedom
of religion and
separation of the
Church and State
 Emphasized and
safeguarded the basic
civil rights of not only
Filipinos but foreigners

1935 Transition/ Filipino people 1935-1972  Enumerated the

Constitution Transitional in a plebiscite composition, powers
Government and duties of the three
branches of government
 Created the General
Auditing Office
 Laid down the
framework in the
establishment of the
civil service in the
country
 Provision for women's
suffrage giving women
the right tovote and be
a part of Philippine
politics
 Creation of Philippine
 Armed Forces for
national defense
 Development of a
national language

Second Transitory in Kapisanan ng Effective  A Republic with three

Philippine nature Paglilingkod sa during the offices but owing to the
Republic Bagong duration of war, no legislature was
Constitution Pilipinas or the war convened and instead,
KALIBAPI the powers of
government were
concentrated with the
President.
 Bill of Rights
enumerated the
citizen's duties and
obligations rather than
their constitutional
rights
 Tagalog was declared as
the national language.

1973 Parliamentary "citizen January 17,  President was the

Constitution of assemblies"; 1973 - 1986 symbolic head of state
government President (February)  Prime minister was the
Marcos head of government,
(Proclamation nominated by the
No. 1102 President and acted as
declaring the head of the Cabinet
1973  Legislative power was
Constitution vested in the Batasang
ratified) Pambansa
 Provided for the
establishment of the
Civil Service
Commission, the
Commission on
Elections, and the
 Commission on Audit.
 In 1981, ammendmeni
were made and the
President was restored
from a symbolic head of
state to its original
status as the head of
state and chief
executive of the
country. It also granted
the President several
powers and functions
which were originally
vested in the Prime
Minister and the
Cabinet.

Freedom Temporary President March 24,  President continued to

Constitution Revolutionary Corazon 1986 until exercise legislative
Government Aquino the framing powers until a
(Proclamation of a new legislature was
No. 3) constitution kconvened under a new
constitution.
 President was given the
power to appoint the
members of a
Constitutional
Commission tasked to
draft a new charter
"truly reflective of the
ideals and aspirations of
the Filipinos people."

1987 Presidential Plebiscite 1987 (Feb.  Presidential system of

Constitution System of 2), - Present government with a
Government bicameral legislature
and an independent
judiciary having three
branches of government
 namely the Executive
(President and Cabinet),
Legislative (Senate and
the House of
Representatives) and
the Judiciary (Supreme
Court)
 A modified Bill of Rights
details the rights of
every Filipino citizen.
 Creation of a
Commission on Human
Rights
 Recognition of an
Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao and
the Cordilleras.
 Limited political
autonomy for local
government units and
instructing the Congress
to establish a Local
Government Code.