Name: Cristine Joy S.

Poro BEED_2A Date: June 28, 2022

GROUP 2 – Assignment
Direction: Read each question carefully and state your answers
in at least five sentences.

1. Why is Malolos Constitution made?

- I believe the Malolos Constitution was created because it expressly
established protections against abuses and listed the national and
personal rights of everyone, not only Filipinos and foreigners. As part
of creating and forming a Republic on our nation, our Constitution also
establishes a Parliamentary Form of Government.

2. Why was the 1899 Malolos Constitution never enforced?

- The protracted fighting prevented any attempts to implement the
1899 Malolos Constitution. Due to the Philippine-American War, this
Constitution was never put into effect. Under the terms of the Treaty
of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain sold
the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000 without the
Filipino people’s knowledge.

3. Why did the Malolos Constitution separate the church and state?
- According to the argument made here, the debate in Malolos was
extremely polarizing because the two sides were motivated by different
conceptions of the national community. The Filipinization of the
Catholic Church, which the advocates of church-state unification
championed and its opponents avoided, was a major issue. In the end,
US colonization, which imposed church-state separation without
Filipinization, resolved the problem that Filipino elites were unable to
overcome. In my perspective, the Malolos Constitution’s discussion of
the separation of church and state generated some controversy because,
well, let’s just say that some of the authorities present probably
couldn’t even conceive the stated separation. The Catholic Church and
the government were not separate when we were still under to Spanish
colonial rule, and since they ruled us for 333 years—a very long time—
the Filipinos just grew accustomed to this system and did not consider
the alternative.

4. What are the most important achievements of the Malolos

Congress?
- The Malolos Congress was only in existence for a short time, but
even in that short time it made two significant contributions to
Philippine history. The adoption of the constitution known as the
Malolos Constitution, which President Aguinaldo promulgated on
January 21, 1899, and the confirmation of the country’s proclamation of
independence on September 29, 1898 Moreover, a bill allowing the
Philippines to borrow P 20 million from banks for government
expenses was passed. Universidad Literatura de Filipinas and other
educational institutions are established. Philippine Constitution
drafting. The United States of America on June 12, 1899, by declaring
war.
5. Do you believe that each country needs a constitution? Why or why
not?
- Yes, because the constitution serves as a kind of blueprint for the
organization of the state’s government. Without such a collection of
laws, the state would be unable to run its affairs and anarchy would
reign. And I believe that it is crucial for our nation to have a
constitution because a constitution lays forth guidelines for how the
government should operate. It offers the framework for a nation’s
government, which is crucial for ensuring that everyone’s interests and
requirements are met. It specifies how laws are formed and how the
government operates.