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CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (MALOLOS CONVENTION) The President of the Council, Apolinario Mabini. PREAMBLE
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 .
A committee headed by Felipe Calderon and aided by Cayetano Arellano, the constitution was drafted, for the first time by representatives of the Filipino people and it is the first republican constitution in Asia.
The Malolos Constitution was the first national charter of the Philippines, adopted in 1899 after the Philippine Revolution.
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION POLITICAL CONSTITUTION. We, the Representatives of the Filipino people, lawfully convened, in order to establish justice, provide for common defense, promote the general welfare, and insure the benefits of liberty, imploring the aid of the Sovereign legislator of the Universe for the attainment of these ends, have voted, ...
The Malolos Constitution. Translation by Sulpicio Guevara from the original Spanish text
Article 1. The political association of all Filipinos constitutes a nation, whose state shall be known as the Philippine Republic. Article 2. The Philippine Republic is free and independent. Article 3. Sovereignty resides exclusively in the people. Title II. The Government. Article 4.
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 .
The Malolos Constitution, the first constitution of the Philippines, establishes the political structure and rights of the newly formed Philippine Republic, including the recognition of sovereignty residing exclusively in the people, the separation of Church and State, and the guarantee of various rights and protections for Filipinos and ...
The Malolos constitution is the first important Filipino document ever produced by the people's representatives. It is anchored in democratic traditions that ultimately had their roots in American soil.
