The 1935

Constitution
The 1935 Commonwealth
Constitution
 The 1935 Constitution
MAIN IDEA:
The 1935 Constitution provided the legal basis of the
commonwealth government, which was considered
a transition government before the granting of the
Philippines independence with American-inspired
constitution; the Philippine government would
eventually pattern its government system after
American government.
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HARE-HAWES-CUTTING ACT
• Butler Hare, Harry Bartow Hawes, Bronson M.
Cutting
• It was approved 4 days later on January 17,
1933.
• It was passed by the US congress on December
of 1932.
• The law promised Philippine independence after
a 10-year transition period, but reserved several
military and naval bases for us, as well as
imposing tariffs and quotas of Philippine
exports.
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HARE-HAWES-CUTTING ACT

However, this act was opposed by Manuel L. Quezon

 The 1935 Constitution
HARE-HAWES-CUTTING ACT

However, this act was opposed by Manuel L. Quezon

To advocate the passage of the “Tydings Mc-Duffie

Act”
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Tydings-McDuffie Act
Milliard E. Tydings
• Also called Philippine Commonwealth and
Independence Act.
• Milliard E. Tydings and John Mc-duffie
• It was signed by the US President Franklin D.
Roosevelt on March 24, 1934.
• Granted the Philippines with complete
independence and allowed to adopt a John Mc-duffie
constitution and form a government.
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When was the 1935 constitution created?

In 1934
 The 1935 Constitution
When was the 1935 constitution created?

In 1934

The constitution was submitted to the President of the

US for certification on March 25, 1935
 The 1935 Constitution
When was the 1935 constitution created?

On May 14, 1935, the 1935 Constitution

was ratified by the Filipino people through a
National plebiscite and came into full force
and effect on Nov. 15, 1935 with Manuel L.
Quezon as the elected President of the
commonwealth.
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State

According to James Garner, the STATE is a community of persons more

or less numerous occupying a definite portion of territory completely
free of external control and possessing an organized government to
which a great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience.
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Elements of the State

• Territory
• Government
• Citizens
• Sovereignty
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TERRITORY
ARICTLE I: The National Territory
Section 1. The Philippines comprises all the terri­tory ceded to the
United States by the treaty of Paris con­cluded between the United
States and Spain on the tenth day of December, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight, the limits of which are set forth in Article III of
said treaty, together with all the islands embraced in the treaty con­
cluded at Washington, between the United States and Spain on the
seventh day of November, nineteen hundred, and in the treaty
concluded between the United States and Great Britain on the
second day of January, nineteen hun­dred and thirty, and all
territory over which the present Government of the Philippine
Islands exercises jurisdiction.
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ARICTLE I: The National Territory
Treaty between the Kingdom Spain and United States of
America for cession of outlying islands of the Philippines,
November 7, 1900.

Islands of Cagayan, Sulu, and Sibutu

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ARICTLE I: The National Territory
Treaty between the Kingdom Spain and United States of
America for cession of outlying islands of the Philippines,
November 7, 1900.

Islands of Cagayan, Sulu, and Sibutu

Convention between the United States of America and Great

Britain delimiting the boundary between the Philippine
Archipelago and the State of North Borneo, 1930.

Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands

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GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE XVII.
The Commonwealth and the Republic

SECTION 1. The government established by this Constitution

shall be known as the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Upon
the final and complete withdrawal of the sovereignty of the
United States and the proclamation of Philippine independence,
the Commonwealth of the Philippines shall henceforth be
known as the Republic of the Philippines.
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Art. VII. Sec. 1 The Executive power shall be vested in a

President of the Philippines.

Art. VI. Sec. 1 The Legislative power shall be vested in a

National Assembly. The Members of the National Assembly
shall not exceed one hundred and twenty, shall be chosen every
three years, and shall be apportioned among the several
provinces as nearly as may be according to the number of their
respective inhabitants, but each province shall have at least one
Member.

Art. VIII. Sec. 1 The Judicial power shall be vested in one

Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as may be
established by law.
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Article IV. Filipino Citizenship
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.
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Article IV. Filipino Citizenship
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.

(2) Those born in the Philippine Islands of foreign parents who,

before the adoption of this Constitution, had been elected to public
office in the Philippine Islands.
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Article IV. Filipino Citizenship
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.

(2) Those born in the Philippine Islands of foreign parents who,

before the adoption of this Constitution, had been elected to public
office in the Philippine Islands.

(3) Those whose fathers are the citizens of the Philippines.

The 1935 Constitution
Article IV. Filipino Citizenship
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.

(2) Those born in the Philippine Islands of foreign parents who,

before the adoption of this Constitution, had been elected to public
office in the Philippine Islands.

(3) Those whose fathers are the citizens of the Philippines.

(4) Those mothers are the citizens of the Philippines and, upon
reaching the age of majority, elect Philippines Citizenship.
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Article IV. Filipino Citizenship
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines:

(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippine Islands at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.

(2) Those born in the Philippine Islands of foreign parents who,

before the adoption of this Constitution, had been elected to public
office in the Philippine Islands.

(3) Those whose fathers are the citizens of the Philippines.

(4) Those mothers are the citizens of the Philippines and, upon
reaching the age of majority, elect Philippines Citizenship.

(5) Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.

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CITIZENSHIP
Article V. Suffrage
SECTION 1. Suffrage may be exercised by male citizens of
the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are
twenty-one years of age or over and are able to read and
write, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for one
year and in the municipality wherein they propose to vote for
at least six months preceding the election. The National
Assembly shall extend the right of suffrage to women, if in a
plebiscite which shall be held for that purpose within two
years after the adoption of this Constitution, not less than
three hundred thousand women possessing the necessary
qualifications shall vote affirmatively on the question.
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