History of Philippine

Government
Objectives
✘ Trace the evolution of Philippine
government from pre-Spanish time
to the present.
✘ Differentiate the Philippine
government under the Spanish and
American rules.
✘ List down things that happened
during martial law.
Pre-Spanish Government
“
What was the pre-
Spanish
Government?
 Pre-Spanish Government
✘ There was a government called
“balangay”.
✘ Headed by Raja or Datu.
✘ He enforced law together with his
elders.
✘ Laws before were classified as
written and oral.
Spanish Government
“
What was the
government in the
Philippines under the
Spanish rule?
 Spanish Government
✘ The central government was headed
by the Governor General.
✘ Spanish policies were implemented
by the Spaniards.
✘ Leaders were called alcalde mayor
for provinces, gobernodorcillo for
towns, and cabeza de barangay for
the barangay.
Revolutionary
Government
“
What was the
revolutionary
Government?
 American
Government
 “
What was the
government under
the American rule?
 American Government
✘ American established a military government
headed by an American governor.
✘ Spooner Amendment changed the military
government into a civil government.
✘ William H. Taft was the first American
Governor.
✘ The Philippine Legislature was established by
virtue of the Jones Law.
Commonwealth
Government
“
What was the
Commonwealth
Government?
 Commonwealth Government
✘ Tydings-Mcduffie Law established
the Commonwealth government.
✘ Inaugurated with Manuel L. Quezon
as the president and Sergio Osmena
as the vice president.
✘ The first ever national election was
held.
Government under
the Japanese Rule
“
What was the form
of Government
under the
Japanese rule?
 Government under the
Japanese Rule
✘ Philippine Executive Commission was
established with Jorge B. Vargas.
✘ All actions were subjective to the approval of
the highest Japanese official.
✘ 2nd Philippine Republic was sponsored by the
Japanese.
✘ Former President Laurel dissolved the
government on October 17,1945.
Government after
the Japanese Rule
“
Who were the
Presidents of the
Philippine Government
after the Japanese
Liberation?
Manual A. Roxas
May 28,1946 – April 15, 1948
Elpidio Rivera Quirino
November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay
August 31, 1907 - March 17, 1957
Carlos Polistico Garcia
(November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971)
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
(September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997)
 Ferdinand Emmanuel
Edralin Marcos
(September 11, 1917 – September 28,1989)
 Maria Corazon "Cory"
Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino
(January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009)
Fidel Valdez Ramos
March 18, 1928
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
April 19, 1937
Maria Gloria Macapagal –
Arroyo