Readings In Philippine History Constitution PDF

Summary

This document discusses the Philippine Constitution, covering various aspects, from its nature and function to its classification and requisites. It specifically focuses on the Malolos Constitution, including its background and framing. The document also touches upon the evolution of Philippine constitutions from the American period to the present.

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LESSON IV-B SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ISSUES PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTI ON - Basic law of the land - Sacred and must have to be FROM AMERICAN TO THE PRESENT PERIOD - MALOLOS CONSTITUTION DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF EMILIO AGUINALDO -...

LESSON IV-B SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ISSUES PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTI ON - Basic law of the land - Sacred and must have to be FROM AMERICAN TO THE PRESENT PERIOD - MALOLOS CONSTITUTION DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF EMILIO AGUINALDO - 1935 CONSTITUTION DURING THE COMMONWEALTH PERIOD - 1973 CONSTITUTION UNDER THE MARCOS PRESIDENCY IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - Body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised - Covers both written and UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - Written instrument by which these powers are distributed among several departments or branches for their safe and useful exercise for the UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - Serves as the supreme or fundamental law and establishes basic framework and underlying principles of government UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - Binding on all individual citizens and all organs of the government - Law which other laws must conform and in accordance UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - Test of the legality of all governmental actions, whether proceeding from the highest official or lowest functionary CLASSIFICATION AND REQUISITES OF A GOOD WRITTEN CONSTITUTION - As to origin and history - As to form AS TO ORIGIN AND HISTORY - enacted by a constitutional monarchy or granted by a AS TO FORM - May be written or unwritten - Written, when it is given a written form - Unwritten, when it is entirely the product of AS TO MANNER OF AMMENDING IT - May be either rigid or inelastic, regarded as a document of special sanctity which cannot be amended or altered - Flexible or elastic, when it A GOO DWRITTEN CONSTITUTION MUST BE - Brief, not to detailed - Broad, scope must be wide enough to make it flexible and easily adaptable - Definite, in order not to make difficult if not MALOLOS CONSTITUTION: BACKGROUND OF ITS FRAMING - Total independence was not that smooth for the Filipinos - Mock Battle of 1861 - Emilio Aguinaldo MALOLOS CONSTITUTION: BACKGROUND OF ITS FRAMING - June 12, 1898 at Kawit Cavite - Apolinario Mabini - Revolutionary Government - Malolos Congress, MALOLOS CONSTITUTION: BACKGROUND OF ITS FRAMING - Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, temporary president - Pedro A. Paterno, president - Benito Legarda, Vice- MALOLOS CONSTITUTION: BACKGROUND OF ITS FRAMING - Act of Declaration of Independence, 1 st significant act of Malolos Congress - The Philippines is for the FRAMING OF THE MALOLOS CONSTITUTION - Joaquin Gonzales and Felipe Calderon, drafted the rules for the drafting of the Constitution - The rules of the Spanish Cortes was adopted with a little variations - Calderon, Mabini and Paterno FRAMING OF THE MALOLOS CONSTITUTION - Joaquin Gonzales and Felipe Calderon, drafted the rules for the drafting of the Constitution - The rules of the Spanish Cortes was adopted with a little variations - Calderon, Mabini and Paterno

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