Philosophy of Law

Commonwealth Period of the

Philipphines
Atienza, Adrian Gabriel

Dalin, Jerica Claudine I.

 e'll d is cus s
Wha t w
monweatlh
of the Com
History

nstitution
The 1935 Co
History Of the
Commonwealth
 "I would rather have a

country run like hell by

Filipinos than a country run

like heaven by the

Americans, because

however a bad Filipino

government might be, we

can always change it."

-Manuel L. Quezon
History
Ran the country from 1935-1346;

Established by the Tydings-McDuffie Act;

A Transitional Period for the country;

Dominated by the Nacionalista Party;

History
Ran the country from 1935-1346;

Established by the Tydings-McDuffie Act

A Transitional Period for the country

Dominated by the Nacionalista Party

History
Selected Tagalog as the basis of the
national language

Manuel L. Quezon - President (1935-1944)

Sergio Osmeña - Vice President

- President (1944-1946)

Manuel Roxas - President (1946)

Uprisings and agrarian reform
Agrarian Reform program was initiated by
the Commonwealth

Sakdalista movement - clash between

tenants and landowners, led by Benigno
Ramos
National language
1935: Two official languages: English and
Spanish.

"...development and adoption of a common national

language based on the existing native dialects"

Commonwealth Act No. 184, creating the

Surián ng Wikang Pambansà
 Quezon
Administration
 Osmeña
Administration
 Roxas
Administration
1935 Constitution
First constitution framed by

Constitutional Convention

Adopted on 8 February 1935

Later used by the Third

Republic from 1946–1972

Notable established laws under the 1935 Constitution
Three branches of the Government:
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Single Six (6) year presidential term
Ratification of Constitution included women to vote for the first

time