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He was a member of the Malolos Congress and co-authored the Malolos Constitution. He was also appointed as Secretary of Foreign Relations in the cabinet of Aguinaldo. After he left the revolutionary government, he co-founded the Federalista Party and became a founding member of the Philippine Independent Church .
The Political Constitution of 1899 (Spanish: Constitución Política de 1899), informally known as the Malolos Constitution, was the constitution of the First Philippine Republic. It was written by Felipe Calderón y Roca and Felipe Buencamino as an alternative to a pair of proposals to the Malolos Congress by Apolinario Mabini and Pedro Paterno .
Buencamino was a member of the Malolos Congress and co-authored the Malolos Constitution. After leaving the revolutionary government, he co-founded the Federalista Party and became a founding member of the Philippine Independent Church.
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (MALOLOS CONVENTION) The President of the Council, Apolinario Mabini. PREAMBLE
However, when a criminal caught in fraganti should take refuge in his dwelling house, the authorities in pursuit may enter into it, only for the purpose of making an arrest. If a criminal should take refuge in the dwelling house of a foreigner, the consent of a latter must first be obtained. Article 11.
Felipe Buencamino.' Subsequent to the perfection of an or-ganization, and the patriotic ratification of a declaration of in-dependence, the principal work of the congress became the discussion and adoption of a constitution. Contemporary testimony shows that the Committee on the Constitution had before it three plans: those of Paterno, a
Buencamino remained guarded by General Tomas Mascardo until June 6, 1898. Surprisingly, on June 12, 1898 he was seen at the declaration of Philippine independence in Kawit. Later he became a delegate to the Malolos Congress and on September 26, 1898, was appointed to General Aguinaldo’s cabinet as Secretary of Development (Ministro de Fomento).
