EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM
FIRST REPUBLIC Of The PHILIPPINES
The Malolos Republic
1889-1901
 Introduction
 The First Philippine Republic was formed after the
Philippine Declaration of Independence and the events of
the collapse of the Spanish rule over the Philippines. It
adopted the Constitución Política de la República
Filipina, drawn up by the Philippine Constitutional
Convention in the Barasoain Church in Malolos in 1899
to replace the revolutionary government proclaimed by
Aguinaldo on June 23, 1898 That revolutionary
government had replaced the dictatorial government
which Aguinaldo had proclaimed on May 24, and had
formally established by decree on June 18.
 Salient Events: Government

 May 24 1898-Aguinaldo formally declared Dictatorial

Government
 June 12, 1898 he proclaimed Independence of the Philippines
at Cavite el Viejo (Kawit)
 This government lasted for a month, from May 24 to June
23,1898
 June 23 he declared a revolutionary Government
 Aguinaldo issued a decree setting up the REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
 MALOLOS CONGRESS held on September 15
 A Glance Of 1st Republic

The
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…THE Monumental Seat of 1st Republic @ Malolos Bulacan
 The Education System

 1889 Schools under Spanish Government were

Closed.
 The system is free and Compulsory elementary
Education as established by the Malolos
Constitution under Art. 23. «Artículo 23»
«» Todo filipino podrá fundar y mantener establecimientos
deinstrucción o de educación, conarreglo a lasprescripciones que
seestablezcan.La enseñanza popular seraobligatoria y gratuita en
las escuelas de la Nación
 Reopened in August 29, 1898 by Sec.
of the Interior, Teodoro Sandico
 General Curriculum

 Except for the emphasis on Philippine

history and geography, the curricula of
schools were not much different from
those under Spanish domination. While
Tagalog was established as the national
language by the Constitution of Biak-na-
Bato, reading, writing and literary studies
in Spanish were still given emphasis.
Some schools known, established and opened in this period:
THE LITERARY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OR UNIVERSIDAD LITERARIA DE FILIPINOS-

 First Philippine state university

 In a decree issued on October 19, 1898•Inaugurated on November 10, 1898
 It was first situated in Navotas and Tambobong (now Malabon) then moved at the
convent of Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
 Dr. Joaquin Gonzales was appointed first president of the university.
 He was succeeded by Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero, who delivered the commencement
address on September 29, 1899
 provided courses in LAW, Medicine, Surgery,
Pharmacy and Notarianship
 The Burgos Institute (Burgos Instituto)

 The Burgos Institute in Malolos –a secular institution, emphasized

local geography and history
•On October 24, 1898, a decree was issued outlining the
curriculum of the Burgos Institute.
•The country’s first law school
•An exclusive school for boys
• Was under the supervision of Enrique Mendiola
• The curriculum of the said school included Latin grammar,
universal geography and history, Spanish literature,
Mathematics, French, English, physics, chemistry,
philosophy and natural laws.
 The Military Academy of
Malolos
 established by Aguinaldo to train great
soldier of the republic
 •It was also called Academia Militar
 •The country’s first military school
 • Following the decree of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the
academy was established on October 25, 1898 at Malolos,
Bulacan.
 • It was aimed at providing training for future officers who
were to lead the regular army of the Philippines after the
revolution.
 •Its director was Manuel Sityar
 People who contributed to education during the
First Republic

1.Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

•First president of the Philippine Republic
•Issued decrees that established schools
•Included P35, 000 to support the education in the Philippines in the budget for 1899.
2. Apolinario Mabini
•Wrote the True Decalogue
 
3. Dr. Joaquin A. Gonzales
•First rector of the first Philippine state university
•Joined the medical faculty and taught legal medicine in
Universidad Literaria de Filipinas
(Literary University of the Philippines)
 Main contributors:

4. Dr. Leon. Ma. Guerrero

•Second president of the Literary University of the Philippines
•Professor of pharmacy in the said school
 
5.Salvador V. Del Rosario
•A member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
•Taught general anatomy at LUP
 
6. Enrique Mendiola
• Rector of the Burgos Institute

7. Manuel Sityar
•Spanish lieutenant of the Civil Guard
•Director of the Academia Militar
The End