FILIPINO GRIEVANCES AGAINST GOVERNOR
WOOD of America’s Philippine Policy.
GREGORIO ZAIDE
 Internationally known as Filipino historian, author
and politician from Pagsanjan, Laguna
 Authored 67 books, that are used in schools both
secondary and colleges
 He has also written beyond 500 articles about
History that has been published both in national
and international
 He compiled and annotated the petition letter for
the constitutional representatives of the Filipinos.
GENERAL LEONARD WOOD
 Sent to the Philippines as Governor-General
 1923, he came to the Philippines after his
administration in Cuba
 Authorized governor of the Moro province,
comprising Southern Island and Mindanao
FILIPINO GRIEVANCES AGAINST GOVERNOR
WOOD
1. The period of American colonization of the
Philippines lasted 48 years, from cession of the
Philippines to the U.S. by Spain in 1898 to U.S.
recognition of Philippine Independence in 1946.
2. Philippine under American flag. – Symbol of
freedom and altruism, not subjugation and
selfishness or greed.
3. Avowed purpose is to train us in the art of self-
government and granting us independence.
4. Promised that our country would be conserved and
developed for the benefit of people.
5. The first 20 years of civil government were marked
by mutual understanding and loyal cooperation
between American and Filipinos.
6. The president of US sent Governor Wood to the
Philippines to fulfill his promse.
CALVIN COOLIDGE
 American politician and lawyer who served as the
30th president of the United States from 1923 to
1929.
EXPECTATION
 Filipinos expected that spirit of cooperation would
be maintained. Political emancipation would be
complete.
REALITY
 There was a train of usurpation and arbitrary acts
resulted in curtailment of our autonomy and
destruction of our constitutional system Reversal
ARBITRARY ACTS OF GENERAL WOOD
1. He has refused his assent to laws which were the
most wholesome and necessary heads of
department.
2. He has set at naught both the legal authority and
responsibility for the Philippine heads of
departments.
3. He has substituted his constitutional advisers for a
group of military attaches without legal standing in
the government and not responsible to the people.
4. He has reversed the policy of Filipinizing the
service of the government by appointing
Americans even when Filipinos of proven capacity
were available.
5. He has obstructed the carrying out of national
economic policies duty adopted by the legislature,
merely because they are in conflict with his
personal views.
6. He has unduly interfered in the administration of
justice.
EXECUTIVE 37
 The laws creating and defining the powers of the
Board of Control which is authorized to vote the
stocks owned by the government in certain private
corporation, are absolute nullities.
 Based on an opinion rendered by the Judge
Advocated General of the United States and the
confirmatory opinion of the acting Advocate
General on November 7.