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    There have been 6 constitutions in the Philippines since gaining independence from Spain in 1898. The first was the Malolos Constitution of 1898 which established the first republic. Subsequent constitutions included ones established under American colonial rule in 1902 and 1935, a Japanese-backed constitution during WWII in 1943, the martial law era constitution of 1973 under Ferdinand Marcos, and the current 1987 Constitution that restored democracy after Marcos.

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    There have been 6 constitutions in the Philippines since gaining independence from Spain in 1898. The first was the Malolos Constitution of 1898 which established the first republic. Subsequent constitutions included ones established under American colonial rule in 1902 and 1935, a Japanese-backed constitution during WWII in 1943, the martial law era constitution of 1973 under Ferdinand Marcos, and the current 1987 Constitution that restored democracy after Marcos.

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    There have been 6 constitutions in the Philippines since gaining independence from Spain in 1898. The first was the Malolos Constitution of 1898 which established the first republic. Subsequent constitutions included ones established under American colonial rule in 1902 and 1935, a Japanese-backed constitution during WWII in 1943, the martial law era constitution of 1973 under Ferdinand Marcos, and the current 1987 Constitution that restored democracy after Marcos.

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    PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

    Since June 12, 1898, Proclamation of Independence, there have been a total of six (6) Philippine Constitution.
    Below is the evolution of the constitution:
    1. Malolos Constitution (1898 – 1901) – First Philippine Constitution; First republican constitution in
    Asia

    2. Philippine Organic Act of 1902 & Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 (1902 – 1935) - The
    Phil. Organic Act of 1902 provided a Philippine Assembly composed of Filipino citizen while the Phil.
    Autonomy Act of 1916 included the first pledge of Philippine Independence.

    3. Commonwealth and Third Republic/1935 Constitution (1935 – 1943 & 1945 – 1972) – The
    United States Congress in 1934 passed the Philippine Independence Act that paved way to the
    creation of a constitution for the Philippines. Through the 1934 Constitutional Convention, a draft of
    the Constitution for the Philippines was produced. It was ratified through a national plebiscite on May
    14, 1935. In November 15, 1935 with the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the
    constitution was fully implemented and enforced. Part of its provision states that the said constitution
    will remain in effect once independence was declared on July 4, 1946. In 1940, the National Assembly
    of the Philippines amended the constitution from having a unicameral assembly to a bicameral
    congress and changing the term limit of the president from six (6) years with no re-election to four (4)
    years with a possibility of re-election for a second term. In 1945, the constitution was again observed
    with the liberation of the country.

    4. Japanese-Sponsored Republic/Second Republic/1943 Constitution (1943 – 1945) – The


    Japanese-sponsored government nullified the constitution during the World War II. The government
    created a Preparatory Committee on Philippine Independence to replace the constitution. The new
    constitution was used by the administration under President Jose P. Laurel.

    5. Martial Law Constitution/1973 Constitution (1973 – 1986) – During the regime of President
    Ferdinand Marcos, a Constitutional Convention was formed to amend the 1935 Constitution. Through
    the Presidential Decree No. 86, s. 1972 – creation of a citizen assembly to ratify a drafted constitution
    by means of a Viva Voce in place of secret ballots, President Marcos announced the ratification and its
    effectivity on January 17, 1973. Although there were several opposition to its ratification, the 1973
    Constitution was deemed valid and was enforced.

    6. Freedom Constitution/1987 Constitution (1987 – Present) – After Martial Law and the
    democracy was restored, President Corazon Aquino issued the suspension of several provision in the
    1973 Constitution and promulgated a transitory constitution through Proclamation No. 3. The
    Constitutional Commission was created by Proclamation No. 9, s. 1986 and was tasked to write a new
    charter to replace the previous Constitution. The National Plebiscite for the new Constitution was held
    on February 2, 1987. Then, on February 11, 1987, by virtue of Proclamation No. 58 the new
    constitution was ratified.

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