The Philippine Constitution

and the Past Presidents

Learner’s Objective;
At the end of the lesson, the students will
be able to:
a. Value the Philippine Constitution and
the Past Presidents
b. To have deeper understanding about
The Philippine Constitution and the Past
Presidents and;
c. Know the purpose of the Philippine
constitution and the Past Presidents in our
country.
Former Constitutions of
the Philippines
• The 1986 Freedom Constitution - Promulgated by Presidential
Proclamation, March 25, 1986. Often called the "Freedom
Constitution", it was intended as a transitional basic law to ensure
democracy, freedom of the people, and an orderly transfer of power as
the Constitutional Commission was drafting a permanent charter.
• The 1973 Constitution -The 1973 Constitution provides seven key areas
for prioritization: labor, agriculture and natural resources, health,
women, among others. It is true that Congress has enacted a good
number of social legislation in with with these priority areas, but this
has not been enough. The 1973 Constitution established a modified
parliamentary government, suspended the bill of rights, and gave
greater power to the executive department compared to the 1935
Constitution.
• The 1943 Constitution - The 1943 Constitution provided for a
unicameral National Assembly that was to be composed of provincial
governors and city mayors as ex officio members and one delegate for
every province and city who were to serve for a term of three years. As
approved by the Preparatory Committee on Philippine Independence,
September 4, 1943 and ratified by the KALIBAPI Convention, September
7, 1943.
• The 1935 Constitution - The 1935 Constitution, which featured a
political system virtually identical to the American one, became
operative. The system called for a President to be elected at large for a
4-year term (subject to one re-election), a bicameral Congress, and an
independent Judiciary. Was written, approved and adopted in 1934 by
the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946) and later used by
the Third Republic (1946–1972).
• The Jones Law of 1916 - Also known as the Jones Act, the
Philippine Autonomy Act, and the Act of Congress of August 29,
1916) was an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress.
The Jones Law gave the Philippine Legislature general legislative
powers, with limitations that all laws affecting immigration,
currency, coinage or tariff and those pertaining to lands of public
domain, timber, mining are subject to the approval of the
President of the United States of America.
• The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 - Provided for the creation of an
elected Philippine Assembly after the following conditions were met:
the cessation of the existing insurrection in the Philippine Islands.
Deemed as a constitution for the colony, the law provided for a
legislative body, known as the Philippine Assembly, which was to be
occupied by elected Filipino State men.
• The 1899 Malolos Constitution - Filipinos were liberated from
their colonizers under the First Philippine Republic, which allowed
them to live freely and exercise their basic rights. Throughout
history, this has played a significant role. There were three
branches of government under this system - the Executive, the
Legislative, and the Judiciary. The Congress, as representatives of
the different provinces of the Philippines, then elected Aguinaldo
President of the Philippines. He was inaugurated on January 23,
1899 and on the same date the First Republic of the Philippines
was formally established: with the full attributes of a state: three
branches of government, a constitution, and territory under the
authority of a government with an army.
The Presidents of the Philippines
History
Make a timeline of the important historical events or list historical contributions made by people of
African heritage.

1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event

Date Date Date Date Date Date

Description Description Description Description Description Description

 1. Emilio Aguinaldo
• Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was born on March 22,
1869 in Cavite el Viejo in the province of Cavite.
• He was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and
military leader who is the youngest president of the
Philippines and became the first president of the
Philippines and of an Asian constitutional republic.
• His term was 2 years and 59 days from January 23,
1899 to March 23, 1901.
• He has no Vice President in his term in First Republic
Era.
 2. Manuel L. Quezon
• Manuel L. Quezon was born on August 19, 1878 in Baler in the
district of El Príncipe, capital of Nueva Ecija (now Baler, Aurora).
• He was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who
was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935
until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a
government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second
president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo.
• His term was 8 years and 260 days from November 15, 1935 to
August 1, 1944.
• His Vice President was Sergio Osmeña in Commonwealth Era.
 3. Jose P. Laurel
• He was born on March 9, 1891, in the town of Tanauan,
Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel y Remoquillo and
Jacoba García y Pimentel, both from Tanauan. His father had
been an official in the revolutionary government of Emilio
Aguinaldo and a signatory to the 1899 Malolos Constitution.
Just like many other presidents, he is a Chinese mestizo
descendant.
• He was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as
the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine
Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to
1945.
• His term was 1 year and 307 days from October 14, 1943 to
August 17, 1945.
• He has no Vice President that time in Second Republic era.
 4. Sergio Osmena
• He was born on September 9, 1878, in the then-
municipality of Cebu in Cebu.
• He was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served
as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944
to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L.
Quezon.
• His term was 1 year and 300 days from August 1,
1944 to May 28, 1946.
• He has no Vice President that time in
Commonwealth era.
 5. Manuel Roxas
• He was born on January 1, 1892, in Capiz, Capiz, He was a
posthumous child, as his father died after being mortally
wounded by the Spanish Guardia Civil the year before. He
and his older brother, Mamerto, were raised by their mother
and her father, Don Eleuterio Acuña.
• He was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the
fifth President of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in
1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines.
• His term was 1year and 323 days from May 28, 1946 to April
15, 1948.
• His Vice President was Elpidio Quirino in Third Republic era.
 6. Elpidio Quirino
• He was born on November 16, 1890, at the Vigan
Provincial Jail in Vigan, Ilocos Sur and was the third
child of Mariano Quirino y Quebral of Caoayan, Ilocos
Sur and Gregoria Rivera y Mendoza of Agoo, La Union.
• A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he
became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.
He was then elected as a senator from 1925 to 1935.
• His term was 5 years and 257 days from April 17, 1948 to
December 30, 1953.
• His Vice President was Fernando Lopez in Third
Republic era.
 7. Ramon Magsaysay
• He was born in Iba, Zambales on August 31, 1907, to
Exequiel Magsaysay y de los Santos. Ramon del Fierro
Magsaysay, of mixed Filipino Spanish, and Chinese descent.
• He was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh
President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until
his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An
automobile mechanic by profession, Magsaysay was
appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding
service as a guerrilla leader during the Pacific War.
• His term was 3 years and 77 days from December 30, 1953 to
March 17, 1957, His Vice President was Carlos P. Garcia in
Third Republic era.
 8. Carlos P. Garcia
• He was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines on November 4,
1896, Garcia grew up with politics. He acquired his primary
education in his native town Talibon, then took his
secondary education in Cebu Provincial High School, now
Abellana National School, both at the top of his class. He
was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official,
political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military
leader who was the eighth President of the Philippines.
• His term was 4 years and 287 days from March 18, 1957
December 30, 1961 His Vice President was Diosdado
Macapagal in Third Republic era.
 9. Diosdado Macapagal
• He was born on September 22, 1910, in Lubao, Pampanga,
the third of five children in a poor family.
• He was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as
the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to
1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to
1961. He also served as a member of the House of
Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention
of 1970.
• His term was 4 years from December 30, 1961 to December
30, 1965, His Vice President was Emanuel Pelaez in Third
Republic era.
 10. Ferdinand Marcos
• He was born on September 11, 1917, in the town of Sarrat,
Ilocos Norte, He was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator
and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the
Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law
from 1972 until 1981 and kept most of his martial law
powers until he was deposed in 1986, branding his rule as
"constitutional authoritarianism“ under his Kilusang
Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement).
• His term was 20 years and 57 days from December 30,
1965 to February 25, 1986, and He has only one Vice
President that time, Fernando Lopez in Martial Law and
fourth republic era.
 11. Corazon Aquino
• She was born on January 25, 1933, in Paniqui, Tarlac. She
was born to the prominent Cojuangco family, She was the
most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power
Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President
Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the
current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic.
• She was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., who was
one of the most prominent critics of President Marcos.
After the assassination of her husband on August 21, 1983,
she emerged as leader of the opposition against the
president.
• Her term was 6 years and 126 days from February 25, 1986
to June 30, 1992, Her Vice President was Salvador Laurel
in Provisional Government Era.
 12. Fidel V. Ramos
• He was born on March 18, 1928, in Lingayen, Pangasinan
and grew up in Asingan town during his childhood, He was
the only career military officer who reached the rank of
five-star general/admiral de jure. Rising from second
lieutenant to commander-in-chief of the armed forces,
Ramos is credited for revitalizing and renewing
international confidence in the Philippine economy during
his six years in office.
• His term was 6 years from June 30, 1992 to June 30, 1998,
His Vice President that time was Joseph Estrada in
Provisional Government era.
 13. Joseph Estrada
• He was born as Jose Marcelo Ejercito at 8:25 pm on April
19, 1937 in Tondo, an urban district of Manila, also known by
the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor.
• In 2001, he became the first Chief Executive in Asia to be
formally impeached and resigned from power. At the age of
86, he is currently the oldest living former Philippine
President
• His term was 2 years and 204 days from June 30, 1998 to
January 20, 2001, His Vice President that time was Gloria
Arroyo in Provisional Government era.
 14. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• She was born as Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April
5, 1947, in San Juan, Rizal, Philippines, often referred to by
her initials PGMA and GMA, is a Filipino academic and
politician. After her presidency, she was elected as the
Representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later
became the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 2018
to 2019.
• She studied economics at Georgetown University in the
United States, where she began a lasting friendly relationship
with her classmate and future U.S. president Bill Clinton.
• Her term was 9 years and 161 days from January 20, 2001 to
June 30, 2010 and she has two VP that time.
 15. Benigno Aquino III
• He was born as Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III on
February 8, 1960, at Far Eastern University Hospital in
Sampaloc, Manila. He is the third of the five children of
Benigno Aquino Jr., He previously served as a member of the
House of Representatives and Senate from 1998 to 2010, and
also as a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives from
2004 to 2006.
• Under Aquino's presidency, the nation's economy grew at the
highest rates in decades, and the country was dubbed a
"Rising Tiger" economy.
• His term was 6 years from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2016,
His VP was Jejomar Binay in Fifth Republic.
 16. Rodrigo Duterte
• He was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Southern Leyte,
also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and
PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician. Duterte is the first
president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao, and is the
oldest person to assume office, beginning his term at age 71.
• He studied political science at the Lyceum of the Philippines
University, graduating in 1968, before obtaining a law degree
from San Beda College of Law in 1972. He then worked as a
lawyer and was a prosecutor for Davao City, before becoming
vice mayor and, subsequently, mayor of the city in the wake of
the 1986 People Power Revolution.
• His term was 6 years from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2022, His
VP was Leni Robredo in Fifth Republic.
 17. Bongbong Marcos
• He was born as Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on September
13, 1957, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Santa Mesa,
Manila, Philippines, commonly referred to by the initials PBBM
or BBM, is a Filipino politician. He previously served as a senator
from 2010 to 2016.
• He became Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte, running unopposed
with the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan party of his father, who was
ruling the Philippines under martial law at the time.
• He then became Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1983, holding that
office until his family was ousted from power by the People
Power Revolution and fled into exile in Hawaii in February 1986.
• He is currently the President of our country and His VP is Sara
Duterte.
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