PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION TIMELINE CHURVA

In
Constitution Historical Period Form of Government Promulgated by Ratification Amendments
operation

Katipunan, acting as
November
Constitution Constitutional
1, 1897 –  Republic of Biak-
of Biak-na- De facto Constitutional Republic Assembly, Drafted by
December na-Bato
Bato Isabelo Artacho and
14, 1897
Félix Ferrer

January 23, Malolos  First Philippine Unitary semi-presidential constitutio Malolos Congress 1899 constitutional plebiscite
1899 – Constitution Republic nal republic
March 23, Choice Votes %
1901
For 98 100

Against 0 0

Invalid/blank votes –

Total 98 100

Source:The Laws of the First

Philippine Republic (The Laws of
 Malolos) 1898–1899

Philippine
Organic Act
(1902)
December
10, 1898 – Philippine  American Unincorporated territories of the United States
March 24, Autonomy Colonial Period United States Congress
1934 Act of 1916

Tydings–
McDuffie Act

1935 Philippine constitutional 1940

November
 Commonwealth plebiscite Amendment (Establishment of
15, 1935 – Presidential commonwealth
of the Philippines the Bicameral Philippine
July 4, 1946
Choice Votes % Congress)

For 1,213,046 96.43

Against 44,963 3.57

1935 1934 Constitutional
Constitution Convention Invalid/blank
–
July 4, 1946 votes
 Third Philippine Unitary presidential Constitutional 1947 Amendment (Provision of
– January
Republic republic Total 1,258,009 100 the Parity Rights)
16, 1973

Registered
1,935,972
voters/turnout

Source: Direct Democracy
October 14, Preparatory
1943 – 1943  Second Committee for
Single-party authoritarian republic
August 17, Constitution Philippine Republic Philippine
1945 Independence

1973 Philippine constitutional

plebiscite

e • d Summary of the 10–15 January

1973 Philippine constitutional
1976 Amendment (Continuation
plebiscite results
of Martial Law and substitution
of the Regular Batasang
Choice Votes %
Pambansa with the Interim
Batasang Pambansa)
Yes 14,976,561 95.3
January 17, Unitary dominant-party pseudo- 1981 Amendment (Delegation of
1973 – 1973  Fourth parliamentary 1973 Constitutional No 743,869 4.7 Power to the President, creation
February Constitution Philippine Republic republic under totalitarian civic- Convention of the Executive Committee,
22, 1986 military rule Total valid establishment of a modified
15,720,430 79.0
votes parliamentary system)

Total 1984 Amendment (Creation of

19,908,760 87.0
votes cast the Office of the Vice
President and abolition of the
Registered Executive Committee)
22,883,632 100
voters

Source: Commission on Elections
(Philippines)

March 25, Provisional Revolutionary Government President Corazon

1986 – Constitution Aquino, Drafted
February 1, of the
 Philippines
1987 by Reynato Puno[17]
(1986)

1987 Philippine constitutional

plebiscite

Philippine constitutional plebiscite,

1987

Choice Votes %

February 2,  Yes 16,622,111 77.04

1987  Republic of the Unitary presidential constitutional 1986 Constitutional
1987 –
Constitution Philippines republic Convention
present
No 4,953,375 22.96

Valid votes 21,575,486 99.04

Invalid or
209,730 0.96
blank votes

Total votes 21,785,216 100.00