ASPECTS 1897 Philippine 1899 Philippine 1935 Philippine 1973 Philippine 1987 Philippine

Constitution Constitution Constitution Constitution Constitution

A. Who created/enacted Philippine Emilio Aguinaldo U.S. President President Ferdinand President Corazon
this constitution? Who Revolutionary Franklin Roosevelt Marcos Aquino
ratified it? Government

B. What were the Borrowed from Patterned from the Philippine Organic Citizen’s Freedom
references or sources Cuba, written by Spanish Constitution Act of 1902 and Assembly/Meeting Constitution
used in creating this Isabelo Artacho of 1812, with Philippine Autonomy
constitution? and Felix Ferrer influences from the Act of 1916
charters of Belgium,
Mexico, Brazil,
Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, Guatemala,
and the French
Constitution of 1793.
Also the Biak-na-
Bato Constitution,
Kartilya and the
Sanggunian-
Hukuman, Mabini’s
Constitutional
Program of the
Philippine Republic
of 1898, the charter
of laws and morals
of the Katipunan,
the provisional
constitutions of
Mariano Ponce, the
autonomy projects
of Paterno in 1898.
C. When was it November 1, 1897, Never Implemented 1935 - 1946, 1946 - 1973 - 1986 1987 - present
implemented/enforced? but it was never 1972
Example: 1940-1960 fully implemented
D. What amendments Elect a new Delegation of Meet the approval of To introduce a Established the
were introduced to this Council of governmental the United States parliamentary-style Philippines as a
constitution? Government and functions to civil government, to government where democratic
Representatives of servants while they ensure that the legislative power republican state
the people. retained actual United States would was vested in a where sovereignty
sovereignty. live up to it’s unicameral National resides in the
promise to grant Assembly. people, all
independence to the government
Philippines. authority emanates
from them.