Constitution of the Philippines (1899)
First Philippine Republic · 1899
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Description
The Malolos Congress adopted the first Philippine constitution in January 1899, founding the First Philippine Republic. Filipino revolutionaries had thrown off Spanish rule and proclaimed independence at Kawit the summer before. At Malolos they built Asia's first republic, weeks before war with the United States began.
The charter creates a republic with an assembly holding strong power over the president, and it separates church and state. It promises the rights of citizens in the liberal style of its age, drawn from European and American models. The republic lived only months before the American war crushed it, and the constitution was never fully put into practice. The founding law of a republic the great powers would not let stand remains a proud document in Philippine memory. It proves the revolution had a state in mind, not only an army.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | First Philippine Republic |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1899 |
| COLLECTION | DOCUMENTS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31960 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource |