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HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE LAW

PRE-SPANISH PERIOD 1521

The life of the native pilipino people before has been simple. It was
originally headed by the datu.
The dadu is the one who govern the baragays through thier native
written and unwritten rules
and announced it by the town crier called amalohokan.

SPANISH GOVERNMENT PERIOD 1521-1898

A years later philippine had been discoverd march 1521 headed by

Magellan from spain.philippine was colonized and govern through thier
rules from spain and native people were converted into christianism.
During the spanish period government was composed of two branches so
called the exicutive and judicial. Laws was exercised by governador
general by promulgating ordinances.

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1Article XVII: Amendment and Revisions of the Constitution.
2https://learning.knoji.com/the-type-of-government-in-the-philippines-in-the-spanish-colonial-period/

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American period 1898-1946

The rule of the United States over the Philippines had two phases.

first was from 1898 to 1935, during which time Washington defined its
colonial mission as one of tutelage and preparing the Philippines for
eventual independence. Political organizations developed quickly, and the
popularly elected Philippine Assembly (lower house) and the
U.S.-appointed Philippine Commission (upper house) served as a
bicameral legislature. The ilustrados formed the Federalista Party. In 1905
the party was renamed the National Progressive Party and took up a
platform of independence.next The Nacionalista Party in 1907 and

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dominated Filipino politics until after World War II. Its leaders were
not ilustrados. Despite their “immediate independence” platform, the
party leaders participated in a collaborative leadership with the United
States.

second period of United States rule—from 1936 to 1946—was

characterized by the establishment of the Commonwealth of the
Philippines and occupation by Japan during World War II. Legislation
passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934 provided for a 10-year period of
transition to independence. The country’s first constitution was framed in
1934 and overwhelmingly approved by plebiscite in 1935, and Manuel
Quezon was elected president of the commonwealth. Quezon later died in
exile in 1944 and was succeeded by Vice President Sergio Osmeña.

1Article XVII: Amendment and Revisions of the Constitution.

2https://learning.knoji.com/the-type-of-government-in-the-philippines-in-the-spanish-colonial-period/

3https://www.tagaloglang.com/summary-of-the-american-colonial-period/

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JAPANESE PERIOD

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Philippines on December 8, 1941 was fall into japanese, and occupied
Manila on January 2, 1942. Tokyo set up an ostensibly independent
republic, which was opposed by underground and guerrilla activity that
eventually reached large-scale proportions. A major element of the
resistance in the Central Luzon area was furnished by the Huks (short for
Hukbalahap, or People’s Anti-Japanese Army). Allied forces invaded the
Philippines in October 1944, and the Japanese was defited on September
2, 1945.

Commonwealth President Osmeña, however, countered that each case

should be tried on its own merits. The successful Liberal Party presidential
candidate, Manuel Roxas, was among those collaborationists.
Independence from the United States came on July 4, 1946, and Roxas
was sworn in as the first president. A bilateral treaty was signed in March
1947 by which the United States continued to provide military aid,
training, and matériel.

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 Evolution of philippine laws

Republic period 1946

The Third Republic of the Philippines was inaugurated on July 4, 1946. It

marked the culmination of the peaceful campaign for Philippine
Independence—the two landmarks of which were the enactment of the
Jones Law in 1916 and the Philippine Independence Act of 1934 (popularly
known as Tydings-McDuffie).

MARTIAL LAW PERIOD

martial law

the law applied in occupied territory by the military authority of the occupying power
the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency when the civilian law enforcement
agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety

Lives of the filipino was made dificult,on september 23, 1972 martial law
was decleared by President Ferdinand Marcos under Proclamation №
1081 , the power of 1973 constitution.chief executive was the prime
minester by the virtue of vote of majority at the same time 1984
constitution was amended.

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TREATY OF GENERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. SIGNED AT MANILA, ON 4 JULY 1946" (PDF). United Nations. Archived
from the original (pdf) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

Francisco, Katerina (2016-09-22). "Martial Law, the dark chapter in Philippine history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2018-06-29.

"The Fall of the Dictatorship". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

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BRANCHES OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

THEY ARE BOTH SEPERATED IN POWERS

LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL

(law making) (Carries Law) (Evaluates Law)

SUPREME
CONGRESS
PRESIDENT COURT

SENATE VICE OTHER

PRESIDENT COURT
(24)

HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE CABINET
(300)

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 Legislative branch is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them
through the power vested in the Philippine Congress. This institution is
divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Executive branch carries out laws. It is composed of the President and

the Vice President who are elected by direct popular vote and serve a
term of six years. The Constitution grants the President authority to
appoint his Cabinet. These departments form a large portion of the
country’s bureaucracy.

Judicial branch evaluates laws. It holds the power to settle

controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and
enforceable. This branch determines whether or not there has been a
grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on
the part and instrumentality of the government. It is made up of a
Supreme Court and lower courts.(2)

"1The Legislative Branch". Philippines Official Gazette. Philippines Official Gazette. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

2 "Article VI: THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT". Philippines Official Gazette. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

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