Philippine History Timeline Concerning Politics and Government

1400s 1898 1901 1934

1942

The Pre- Spanish government Government in the Philippines

in the Spanish Rule
the various communities in Sulu
and Maguindanao were
organizing themselves into
sultanates. the Mindanao
sultanates had a degree of
centralization. The sultan was the
foremost leader of the sultanate.
Under him, several datus
administered the barangays in his
domain.
The government during The Commonwealth The government under
the American Regime The Tydings-Mcduffie the Japanese
The Philippines was governed Occupation
The Spooner Law in 1934 established
indirectly by the king of Spain Amendment ended the the commonwealth The Japanese military
through the viceroy of Mexico. military regime in the Government. It was a administration was
When Mexico, also a former Philippines. It was form of government in established in Manila on
colony of Spain gained her changed into civil transition towards January 3. 1942. A civil
freedom in 1821, the government headed by a independence. It government which was
Philippines was ruled directly Civil Governor on July 4, provided for a ten- year called the Philippine
by Spain until 1898. 1901. The title was later transition period after Executive Commission
changed to Governor- which the Philippine was established with
General on February 6, Independence would be Jorge Vargas as
1905. proclaimed and Chairman. On October
established 1943, the Japanese
sponsored Philippine
Republic with Jose P.
Laurel as President.
Philippine History Timeline Concerning Politics and Government

1972 1987
1946

Fourth Philippine Republic and the Marcos Fifth Republic of the Philippines
The Third Philippine Republic
Regime The 1973 Constitution instituted a
The Philippine independence was officially parliamentary government with a strong
Ferdinand Marcos was elected President in
granted by the United States in 1946 and executive. The Marcos regime advocated a
1965 and his administration faced a nation
the Third Republic of the Philippines was program of cultural and social reform but
in crisis. The 1970s brought more
established. The US, still maintained close the efforts to achieve these goals were
challenges to the Marcos administration. In
economic and political ties with the overshadowed by rampant corruption and
response to series of violence happened in
Philippines. The Philippine economy human rights violations.
the country, Marcos placed the entire
remained dependent on trade with the US, In 1986, a popular revolution, known as
nation under Martial Law in September 21,
and the Americans still maintained a EDSA People Power Revolution, toppled
1972. The Martial Law Period ushered in
military presence in the country. The US the Marcos dictatorship and reestablished
significant changes in Philippines politics
exerted significant control over political a democratic government. Under the
and governance. An authoritarian regime
event in the Philippines, and the Americans leadership of President Corazon Aquino,
under President Marcos was established
often influenced Philippine politics to meet the restoration of Philippine democracy
and the government was reorganized to
their vested interests. The presidents of the was made official with the passing of the
accommodate a dictatorship.
Third Republic often dealt with the 1987 Constitution and the establishment
problems of the country while considering of the Fifth Republic of the Philippines.
the neocolonial interests of the United
States.