Evolution of Philippine Constitution
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- The Philippine Constitution
- Good morning class, today we will be having our group reporting about "The Philippine Constitution" were you are about to discuss the summary of our lesson this week. You may now start!
- REPORTING
- Good morning, our group will be discussing Evolution of Philippine constitution.
- FIRST PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC called the Malolos Constitution, was approved on January 20, 1899, ushering what is called the First Philippine Republic
- Constitution of the PhilippinesBIAK NA BATO The First Philippine Constitution. It outlined the revolutionary objectives of independence from Spain.
- Acts of the United States CongressThe Philippines was a United States Territory from December 10, 1898 to March 24, 1934 and therefore under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government of the United States.
- The Commonwealth Constitutionwas written in 1934, approved and adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines ( ) and later used by the Third Republic of the PhilippinesThe original 1935 Constitution provides, inter alia, for a unicameral Legislature and a single six-year term for the President.
- The Philippine Constitution
- GROUP 2
- Constitutional AuthoritarianismOn 24 August 1970, Congress enacted RA No. 6132, otherwise known as the Constitutional Convention Act, for the purpose of convening a Constitutional Convention
- 1987: Freedom Constitution (Constitution after Martial Law)On February 11, 1987, the new constitution was proclaimed ratified and took effect.Establishes the Philippines as a "democratic and republican State"
- The 1973 Constitution, promulgated after Marcos' declaration of martial law, was supposed to introduce a parliamentary-style government
- Proposed amendments or revision to the 1987 ConstitutionThe first attempt to amend the 1987 Constitution was under President Fidel Ramos. Among the proposed changes in the constitution included a shift to a parliamentary system and the lifting of term limits of public officialsamos Administration
- Lastly for this topic is, Aquino III administrationPresident Benigno Aquino III had no concrete plans regarding constitutional reform, but several proposals were put forth by different members of Congress. Senate Resolution No. 10, by Senator Pimentel, called for constitutional reform to convert to a federal republic.
- That would be all about The Philippine Constitution. Thank You!
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