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Jose P. L aurel
President
Oc tober 1 4, 1 94 3
ive Building, Manila
Legislat
jose p. laurel sr

President of the Japanese-sponsored

Philippine Republic

Laurel's prewar, close relationship

with Japanese officials in 1938, placed
him in a good position to interact with
the Japanese occupation forces.
The year 1943 was marked by activities to the independence to the Philippines
by theJapanese.

The Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI), the only

politicalparty allowed by the Japanese, was established in December 1942.
In its first assembly heldon June 18, the Preparatory Commission for
Philippine Independence (PCPI) was organizedand was headed by Jose P.
Laurel.

A constitution was prepared and approved by the Japanesegovernment. The

constitution provided for the creation of a unicameral legislature called
theNational Assembly from whose ranks would be chosen the president of
the Japanese-sponsored Republic.
 important points

Our first and citizens who are rehabilitate Loyalty to duty

foremost duty engaged in and plan out should be
as a free and guerrilla our national exemplified by
independent activities would economy , our public
nation is to prove untrue to and adopt a officers and
maintain peace the ideal and sound and employees
and order shall be stable who receive
within our considered as currency compensation
borders. public enemy. from the State
 We must have only one
party, the people’s party,
We must serve, we must follow
a party that would stand
for peace, for
only one one voice-the reconstruction, for sound
master-our voice of the national economy, for
social reform, for the
country; people. elevation of the masses,
for the creation of a new
world order.