THE 1935 CONSTITUTION

(Commonwealth Constitution)

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 TREASON
REBELLION
SEDITION
MURDER

HEINOUS CRIMES: DEATH PENALTY

RECLUSION PERPETUA
R. TEMPORAL = 20Y 1DAY TO 40Y
REV. PENAL CODE (1902)
1: MALOLOS : AGUINALDO
2: 1935: MANUEL QUEZON
: JOSE P LAUREL
:OSMEÑA
M. ROXAS
E. QUIRINO
R. MAGSAYSAY
` C. GARCIA
D. MACAPAGAL
1973: F. MARCOS
1987: A
RAMOS
E
GMA
A
D
DEMOCRATIC
UNITARY = FED
CONSTITUTIONAL
REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENTIAL PARLIAMENTARY
BICAMERAL: UNI
HENRY ALLEN COOPER

United States Congressman

 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
NILAGDAAN ANG
“THE PHILIPPINE BILL OF 1902” O KILALA DIN
BILANG
“COOPER ACT” O
“BATAS COOPER” ON JULY 2, 1902

Pagkakaroon ng Pamahalaang Sibil ng Pilipinas

• ▪ Ratification of all changes introduced in the Philippine government
by the president of the U.S., such as the establishment of the
Philippine Commission, the office of the civil governor and the
Supreme court
• ▪ Extension of the American Bill of Rights to the Filipinos except the
right of trial by jury
• ▪ Creation of bicameral legislative body, with the Philippine
Commission as the upper house and a still-to-be-elected Philippine
Assembly as the Lower House
• ▪ Retention of the executive powers of the civil governor, who was
also president of the Philippine Commission
• ▪ Designation of the Philippine Commission as the legislating
authority for non-Christian tribes
• ▪ Retention of the Judicial powers of the Supreme court and other
lower courts
• ▪ Appointment of two Filipino resident commissioners who would
represent the Philippines in the US Congress but would not enjoy
voting rights
• ▪ Conservation of Philippine natural resources
The bill contained 3 provisions that had to be
fulfilled first before the Philippine Assembly
could be establishing these were the:

• ▪ Complete restoration of peace and order in

the Philippines
• ▪ Accomplishment of a Nationwide census
• ▪ Two years of peace and order after the
publication of the census
 ASEMBLIYA NG PILIPINAS
Oktubre 16, 1907

Philippine Assembly: Mababang Kamara

Nailuklok si Osmeña bilang House Speaker; at
si Manuel Quezon naman bilang Majority Floor
Leader

Bicameral Assembly
 Philippine Commission:
Mataas na Kamara
(Upper House / Senate)

Benito Legarda at Pablo Ocampo unang

“commissioners” (Senador)

Manuel Quezon, Jaime de Veyra, Teodoro

Yangco, Isaro Gabaldon, at Camilo Osias.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
BUTLER B. HARE
HARRY BARTOW HAWES
 BRONSON M. CUTTING

Enero 17, 1933

pagtatanggal ng
pagiging kolonya
ng Pilipinas
MILLAR TYDINGS
 JOHN MCDUFFIE
Philippine
Independence Act:
1935-1945

1933

March 24, 1934

Franklin Roosevelt
WILLIAM ATKINSON JONES
JONES LAW POSTER
Unang opisyal na dokumento na malinaw na
nangangako ng kalayaan ng Pilipinas hanggat
dumating ang oras na kaya na nitong
pangunahan ang sariling gobyerno

Pinalitan nito ang 1902 bilang saligan ng

gobyerno ng Pilipinas

Pagbalangkas sa mga karapatan ng Ehekutibo.

Punong Ministro (Prime Minister), sa tulong ng
kanyang gabinete
MANUEL L. QUEZON
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SERGIO OSMEÑA
SERGIO OSMEÑA
VIDEON ON SIGNING OF THE CONSTITUTION
VIDEON ON JAPANESE OCCUPATION
Gen. Douglas McArthur

VIDEON ON LEYTE LANDING

• Sumuko ang bansang Hapon noong Setyembre
2, 1945
• Hulyo 9, 1945: unang pagpupulong ng
Kongreso (eleksyon: 11-11-41)
• Hulyo 4, 1946: Pagtatapos ng Gobyernong
Commonwealth
Manuel Roxas: SP
Jose Zulueta: HS
• Ang unang batas ng
Kongreso ng
Commonwealth ay
Batas Commonwealth
672, na nagsasaayos ng
Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas.
• “A Peoples Court”