ACT OF DECLARATION OF THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE (Authored by: Ambrosio R.

Bautista
Translation by: Sulpicio Guevara)

This document contains the account of the declaration of independence of the Filipino people from the
grasp of the Spaniards for over 300 years. It narrates the valiant effort of the Filipino people to
overthrow the Spaniards out of their ruling in the Philippines. It was written to formally acknowledge in
history that we have achieved and gained our independence through years of tireless effort to
overthrow the power that held the wheel for centuries within the Filipino lands in tyranny.

This was written by Ambrosio Bautista also known as “Don Bosyong”. He is a Filipino lawyer and
nationalist that once solicited funds to campaign for reforms in the Philippines. He is a member of La
Liga Filipina and was imprisoned for the suspicion that he is. He stood for himself and acted as his own
lawyer and eventually got himself out of prison. It was also him that first waved the Philippine Flag
regardless of the popular belief that it was Aguinaldo.

This document contains the description of the situation that the valiant Filipino heroes were in and how
they came over these circumstances to fight for our independence. It also contains details on how and
when certain events had happened. It contains details of the people that made our flag, wrote our
national anthem, the people that are present in the declaration event, and the events that happened
after that.

This proof of our independence survived through the years to remind us of the past and grant us
reflection to avoid being enslaved again not just by other countries but also the tyrannies that prove
redundant on our history. It shall serve as a driving force for the people to rise again from the ashes
brought about by the carnage of war and stand tall within the rubbles that fell off from the foundations
of our proud nation.
Declaration of Martial Law in 1972 by Ferdinand Marcos

This document contains the declaration of martial law by the late president Ferdinand Marcos due to
the prevalence of violence throughout the country. It was aired on the mass media outlets including the
television and radio stations. In the document, it was claimed by the president that communist rebels
planned to overthrow the government and he had to take steps to stop this by announcing martial law
nationwide. The document or material was all over the mass media including television, radio, and
newspapers.

Based on the memoir of Juan Ponce Enrile, he had partaken in the formation of a declaration of martial
law with the participation of the Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor and Jose Almonte as instructed
by the President. The document was socio-political and socio-economic in nature. It addresses the
potential ousting of the government by communist forces and the implications that it will bring on the
economy of the country.

The 1935 constitution

This document contains the highest order of the land that paved way for the Philippines to slowly
withdraw from the American sovereignty on the Philippines. The Philippines is then set to be a
republican state that which will attend to its own affairs. This document is published by the government
gazette to formally recognize its announcement as the Commonwealth Republic of the Philippines.

It was authored by the :seven wise men” namely Filemon Sotto, Manuel Roxas, Vicente Singson-
Encarnacion, Manuel Briones, Norberto Romualdez, Conrado Benitez, and Claro M. Recto. This
documents refers to the social, economic, and political reforms in the Philippine government. It is an
updated version of the previous versions of the Philippine constitutions.