Category: Philippine Constitution

The Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 is also known as The Jones Law of 1916. It created the first fully elected legislature of the Philippines. The law was enacted by the 64th United States Congress on August 29, 1916, and contained the first formal and official declaration of the United States Federal Government’s commitment to…

1935 Constitution of the Philippines Tagalog / Filipino version or 1935 Saligang Batas (Ang Commonwealth at ang Ikatlong Republika). You can also see the complete English version at this link: 1935 Philippine Constitution. Ang Saligang Batas 1935 ay ginawa para sa istraktura ng Konstitusyon ng Estados Unidos. Pero marami pa rin dito ang itinadhana para sa…

The 1935 Constitution of the Philippines was written in 1934, approved and adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946) and later used by the Third Republic (1946–1972). It was written with an eye to meeting the approval of the United States Government as well, so as to ensure that the U.S. would live up…

The complete 1973 Constitution of the Philippines. This law was ratified on January 17, 1973 in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 1102 issued by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It is quite a summary to see the differences of this law compared to the other constitution law drafted. 1973 Constitution of the Philippines PDF Download…

Here is the complete text of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines and its PDF version including all articles and sections plus all the people who drafted this law. If you want the summary and explanations, we will also share it on a separate page. 1987 Constitution of the Philippines PDF To download the PDF…

Complete words and copy of The Malolos Constitution. The Malolos Constitution was enacted on 21 January 1899. It was the basic law of the First Philippine Republic. It was written in Spanish which was the official language of the Philippines at the time. The 1899 Malolos Constitution was approved by the Malolos Congress on November…