PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

YEAR RATIFYING/ FORM OF DISTINCTIVE LENGTH OF

CONSTITUTION PROMULGATED PROMULGATING PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT FEATURES EFFECTIVITY
BODY

Its preamble
Philippine reiterated the
Revolutionary objective if the
Government Revolution which November 1
1897 or Emilio Revolutionary was “the 1897 –
Biak-na-Bato
Katipunan acting Aguinaldo Government or separation of the December
Constitution as Constitutional De Facto Philippines from 14, 1897
Assembly, Constitutional the Spanish
drafted by Republic monarchy and
Isabelo Artacho their formation into
and Félix Ferrer an independent
state with its own
government.”

.
Malolos Unitary Semi- It had a form of January, 23,
Republic 1899 Malolos Emilio Presidential governance that 1899 –
Constitution Congress Aguinaldo Constitutional included the March 23,
Republic management of 1901
 social services,
or education, the
1899 creation of an
constitutional army, a monetary
Plebiscite system and
diplomatic
activities.
Emphasized the
basic civil rights of
Filipinos.

1940 Amendment
(Establishment
of Bicameral
Philippine
Congress)

Approved by US A provision for

President women’s suffrage
Franklin Delano Commonwealth giving women the November 15,
Roosevelt and Manuel L. Government right to vote and to 1935 –
1935
1935 ratified by the Quezon or be a part of July 4, 1946
Constitution
Filipino people in Presidential Philippine politics
a plebiscite. Commonwealth for the first time,
the creation of a
Philippine Armed
 (Philippine Forces for national
constitutional defense, and the
plebiscite, 1935) development of a
national language
.

The powers of
government were
concentrated with
the President. The
KALIBAPI Republican Bill of Rights
Second or Government basically October 14,
Philippine 1943 Preparatory Jose P. or enumerated the 1943 –
Republic Committee for Laurel Single-Party  citizen’s duties and August 17,
Constitution Philippine Authoritarian obligations rather 1945
Independence Republic
than their
constitutional
rights and Tagalog
was declared the
national language.
 Citizen Martial Law Legislative power
Assemblies Or was bested in the
or Unitary Batasang
1973  Dominant Pambansa. The January 17,
Constitutional Ferdinand Party constitution also 1973 –
1973
1972 Convention Marcos Pseudo- provided for the February 22,
Constitution or Parliamentary establishment of 1986
Philippine Republic  the Civil Service
constitutional under  Commission, the
plebiscite, 1973 Totalitarian Commission on
Civic-Military Elections and the
Rule Commission on
Audit.

1976 Amendment
(Continuation of
Martial law and
substitution
of Interim
Batasang
Pambansa for
the Regular
Batasang
Pambansa)
 1981
Amendment (Dele
gation of Power to
the President,
creation of
Executive
committee,
establishment
of modified
parliamentary
system)

1984
Amendment (Crea
tion of the Office
of the Vice
President and
abolition of the
Executive
committee)

A provisional
Freedom constitution March 25,
Constitution 1986 Plebiscite Corazon Revolutionary thereby 1986 –
Aquino Government recognizing the February 1,
new Aquino 1987
administration as a
 temporary
revolutionary
government until
the framing of a
new constitution.

The Philippine
government is
administered by a
presidential
system of
Democratic government with a
Philippine Corazon Government bicameral February 2,
1987 1987 constitutional Aquino or legislature and an 1987—
Constitution plebiscite, 1987 Unitary Preside independent Present
ntial judiciary. A
Constitutional modified Bill of
Republic Rights of every
Filipino Citizen.
Recognition of an
Autonomous
Region of Muslim
Mindanao and the
Cordilleras.
 Proposed
Constitutional
amendments to
the 1987
Constitution

REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines#The_1897_Constitution_of_Biak-na-Bato

https://kittelsoncarpo.com/the-train-law/

https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/train.html#train-act

https://pinoygeektivist.wordpress.com/2018/01/06/2017-amendments-to-the-national-internal-revenue-code-by-the-train-
law/

http://www.dar.gov.ph/about-us/agrarian-reform-history