Self-assessment 4

a. Tabulate the achievements of the Philippine Commonwealth

according to aspects of Filipino life as follows: social, cultural,
economic and political.

Aspects of Filipino Life Accomplishment of the Philippine

Commonwealth

 Creation of new chartered cities,

namely: Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao,
Social Zamboanga, San Pablo, Quezon City,
Cavite, and Tagaytay.
 Promotion of social justice (Eight-hour
Labor Act) and the appointment of
public defenders to defend the rights
of the poor laborers in the courts.
 Compulsory military training of able-
bodied Filipino youths, under the
supervision of General Douglas
MacArthur.
 Taking of the 1939 official census of the
Philippines.
 Creation of the Joint Preparatory
Committee Philippine Affairs (JPCPA),
which recommend the following, (1)
granting of Philippine Independence
on July 4, 1946 and (2) extension of
Philippine-American Preferential trade
to December 31, 1960.

 The adoption of Tagalog as the national

Cultural language.

 Improvement of the Philippine

Economic economy as revealed by the growth of
agriculture, commerce, and industries.

 Reorganization of the government

Political by creating new offices such as the
Department of National Defense
etc.
 Granting of women suffrage, after a
special national plebiscite in which
447, 725 women voted in favor of
women suffrage and 44,397
against it.
 Passage of three amendments to
the 1935 Philippine Constitution
which were ratified by the national
plebiscite on June 18, 1940.
These amendments were as
follows:
o Tenure of office of the
President and Vice-President
to was four years with re-
election for another term.
o Establishment of a bicameral
Congress of the Philippines,
with the Senate as Upper
House and the House of
Representatives as Lower
House.
o Creation of an Independent
Commission on Election
composed of three members
to supervise all elections.
b. Based on the table above, which aspect(s) of Filipino life was greatly
advanced by the Philippine Commonwealth? Justify.
 Based from the tabulated and asked achievements by the
Philippine Commonwealth the social and political Filipino aspects
got most numbers, hence, these aspects were greatly improved,
amended and advanced. Apparently, from being freed from the
chain, Filipinos were able to change the government system of the
Philippines; promulgated and ordained laws that are desired by
our fellow Filipinos. With the fact that our country were finally
being managed by its citizens, it already denoted a huge
ameliorated on the political aspects. Consequently as our country
was lead by our countrymen the general desires and deemed
essential rights of Filipinos were finally heard resulting for the
social aspect to be better off. Additionally from my point of view,
these aspects were the ones that has been focused on getting
ammendations and changes, as there aspects were most affected
and desprived to have from the past colonization.