The Timeline of the Phil.

Constitution
The Threshold of the constitutional Era
Spanish Regime
colonization by the Spanish and later by the Americans
. During the later part of more than 300 years of Spanish rule, nationalist sentiment began to grow
among groups of Indios
American Regime
A revolution was launched against Spain and the revolutionaries declared Philippine independence in
Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898
The Threshold of the constitutional Era
known as the Malolos Congress was convened on September 15, 1898 and the first Philippine
Constitution, called the Malolos Constitution, was approved on January 20, 1899
It is called the First Philippine Republic. In the Spanish-American War of 1898
independence would be granted by the US to the Philippines
In 1916, the US passed the Jones Act
the formation of a stable democratic government modeled on the American model


The Threshold of the constitutional Era
The US approved a ten-year transition plan in 1934 and drafted a new constitution in 1935
Japanese Regime
World War II and the Japanese invasion on December 8, 1941, however, interrupted that plan.
the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942, a Japanese republic was established, in reality, a period of
military rule by the Japanese Imperial Army
Constitutional Change
A new constitution was ratified in 1943 by Filipino collaborators who were called the Kapisanan sa
Paglilingkod ng Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi).
The Threshold of the constitutional Era
guerilla movement continued to resist the Japanese occupation.
Japanese forces were finally defeated by the Allies in 1944
Independence of the Phil.
Philippine independence was eventually achieved on July 4, 1946
The 1935 Constitution, which featured a political system virtually identical to the American
The system called for a President to be elected at large for a 4-year term (subject to one re-election)
Independence to martial law
Presidents Ramon Magsaysay (1953-57), Carlos Garcia (1957-61), and Diosdado Macapagal (1961-65)
managed to stabilize the country
implement domestic reforms, diversify the economy, and build Philippine ties not only to the United
States, but also to its Asian neighbors.
Ferdinand Marcos was elected president in 1965 and was re-elected in 1969
Independence to martial law
the first president to be so re-elected
he declared martial law in 1972
He then manipulated an ongoing Constitutional Convention and caused the drafting of a new
constitution the 1973 Constitution
which allowed him to rule by decree until 1978 when the presidential system of the 1935 Constitution
was replaced with a parliamentary one
Independence to martial law
In 1981, martial law was officially lifted,
He was being re-elected in a farce of an election to a new 6-year term
celebrated as the People Power
, Benigno Aquino Jr.s was installed as president on February 25, 1986.



1987 Constitution
Corazon Aquino during March , issued a unilateral proclamation establishing a provisional constitution

. This constitution gave the President broad powers and great authority But Aquino use them only to
restore democracy under a new constitution

new constitution was drafted in 133 days by an appointed Constitutional Commission of 48 members
and ratified by the people in a plebiscite held on February 2, 1987
1987 Constitution
1987 Constitution established a representative democracy with power divided among three separate
and independent branches of government: the Executive, a bicameral Legislature, and the Judiciary.
. Integrated into the Constitution was a full Bill of Rights, which guaranteed fundamental civil and
political rights, and it provided for free, fair, and periodic elections.

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
1542 Spanish claim the islands
1898 Spain cedes the Philippines to the US
1902 US establishes civil government to replace military rule
1935 The Commonwealth of the Philippines is established under President Manuel Quezon and the
US promises independence in 10 years

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
1941 Japanese forces invade the islands
1944 The US retakes the islands
1946 The US grants the new Republic of the Philippines full independence
1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President
1969 Marcos is reelected despite allegations of elections fraud, Vietnam protests begin, Muslim
separatists begin guerrilla war in the south

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
1972 Marcos declares martial law, suspends parliaments, arrests opposition leaders, and imposes
censorship regulations
1973 New constitution adopted granting Marcos broad powers
1981 Marcos wins reelection, martial law lifted
1983 Opposition leader Benigno Aquino killed as he returns to the Philippines from exile
1986 Marcos opposed in elections by Aquinos widow Corazon, mass protests of election results in
favor of Marcos forces him into exile
11 February 1987 New Constitution passed

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
1992 Aquino replaced as President by defence minister Fidel Ramos
1996 Peace agreement signed with Muslim separatist group
1998 Joseph Estrada, former film star, elected President
January 2000 Impeachment trial against Estrada suspended, leading to mass protests which replace
Estrada with Vice-President Gloria Arroyo

SUMMARIZED TIMELINE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
April 2001 Estrada found guilty of stealing more than 80 million dollars of state funds during
Presidency, but later pardoned
June 2004 Arroyo elected to Presidency
2005 Arroyo resists attempt to impeach her under allegations of vote-rigging, declares a state of
emergency in response to an alleged military coup
2007-2009 Ethnic tensions mount between Islamic separatist groups and Christian majority
June 2010 Beningo Noynoy Aquino, son of Corazon Aquino, elected President


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The Educational related laws Timelines
(Chronologically arranged)
1980S
1.EDUCATIONAL DECREE OF 1863 (December 20, 1863)
promotes the making of primary schools for boys and girls in each locality.
1930s
2. Commonwealth Act #117 January 1,1936

an act to amend sections one, three, seven, eight, ten, seventeen, and twenty-one of act
numbered twenty-eight hundred and thirty-three as amended by acts numbered twenty-nine hundred
and twenty-six, thirty hundred and twenty-six, thirty-six hundred and five, and thirty-seven hundred and
sixty-one, regarding income tax

1930s
3. Commonwealth Act #80 October 26, 1936
- established the Office of Adult Education (vocational training in an effort to eliminate illiteracy)
.)


1940S
4. Commonwealth Act #587 ( June 8, 1940)
- conferred the status of PERSONS IN AUTHORITY upon teachers (teachers, professors, and persons
charged with the supervision of public or duly recognized private schools, colleges, and universities,
shall be deemed persons in authority
1940S
-5. Education Act of 1940-
compulsory completion of elementary, compulsory enrollment of children in public school upon
reaching 7 years old

6. Commonwealth Act #589- (August 19, 1940)
established school rituals in private and public schools

1940S
7. Republic Act #74 October 21, 1946
- AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIX AS AMENDED BY ACT
NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE AND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES IN THE SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR A REVOLVING FUND FOR THE PURCHASE
AND SALE OF TEXTBOOKS TO PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

1940S
8. Republic Act #139 A June 14, 1947
act to amend certain sections of act numbered twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "an act
creating a board to have charge of the selection and approval of the textbooks to be used by the
colleges and schools of the government, and for other purposes," as amended by act numbered thirty-
one hundred and eighty-five, thirty-four hundred and two, and thirty-seven hundred and seventy-two

1940S
9. Republic Act No. 134 June 14, 1947
An act to amend sections one, two and two-a of commonwealth act numbered one hundred and eight,
entitled "an act to punish acts of evasion of the laws on the nationalization of certain rights, franchises
or privileges," as amended, and to insert between sections three and four thereof a new section to be
known as section three-a

1940S
10. Republic act no. 416 June 18, 1949

an act for the purpose of converting the present Philippine normal school into the Philippine
normal college, conferring the degrees of bachelor of science in elementary education and master of
arts in education, providing for a board of trustees, defining the board's responsibilities and duties,
providing professional and technical instruction, and for other purposes
1950s
11. RA #896 (June 20, 1953)
Elementary Education Act of 1953. This law repealed Commonwealth Act #586 (restoration of grade 7,
abolition of double single session, compulsory completion of elementary, compulsory enrolment of
children in public school upon reaching 7 years old)
12. v RA #1124 (June 16, 1954)
created the Board of National Education
13. v Act #2706 ( October 31,1955)
Private School Law (enacted March 10, 1917)
1950s
14. Republic Act #1425 (June 12, 1956)
- teaching life, works and writings of Rizal especially Noli and Filibustirismo in all public and private
schools.
15. Republic Act #1079 (June 15, 1959)
- provided that civil service eligibility shall be permanent and valid lifetime
16. v RA #1265 (June 11, 1955)
compulsory daily flag ceremony in all educational institutions

1960s
17. Republic Act # 4670 June 18, 1966
THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
Title Definition. This Act shall be known as the "Magna Carta for Public School Teachers" and shall apply
to all public school teachers except those in the professorial staff of state colleges and universities.
1970s
18. v Presidential decree # 146-(March 9, 1972)
NCEE (superceded by RA7731 on June 2, 1994)
19. v PD 6-A-(September 29, 1972)
Education Development Decree of 1972
20. v PD 907-(March 11, 1976)
all honor graduates of colleges and universities are granted civil service eligibility

1980s
21. Batas Pambansa 232 act 1982 (September 11, 1982)
An Act Providing For the Establishment And Maintenance Of An Integrated System Of Education.
22. DECS Order #30 s 1993
- NEAT (REQUIRING NATIONAL ELEMENTARY ACHIEVEMENT TEST FOR ALL GRADE VI ELEMENTARY
PUPILS )

1980s
23. Commonwealth Act #1 (August 8, 1980)
- Preparatory military training shall begin in Elementary grade school at age 10. (amended by PD. 1706 -
requiring all citizens to render civil welfare service, law enforcement service and military service.)

24. Batas Pambansa 232 act 1982 (September 11, 1982)
An Act Providing For the Establishment And Maintenance Of An Integrated System Of Education


1980s
25. Executive Order # 202 June 19, 1987
CREATING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Communications is vested with, among others, quasi-
judicial powers and functions pursuant to Executive Order No. 125, as amended;
26. Executive order # 263 July 19, 1985
ADOPTING COMMUNITY-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT AS THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO ENSURE THE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S FORESTLANDS RESOURCES AND PROVIDING
MECHANISMS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

1980s
27. Executive Order #17 February 25, 1986
WHEREAS, Section 2, Article III of the Freedom Constitution provides that "all elective and appointive
officials under the 1973 Constitution shall continue in office until otherwise provided by proclamation
or executive order upon the designation or appointment and qualification of their successors, if such
appointment is made within the period of one year from February 25, 1986"
1980s
28. Executive Order #14 May 7, 1986
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 14 dated May 7, 1986 was issued vesting in the Sandiganbayan original
and exclusive jurisdiction over all criminal and civil suits filed by the Presidential Commission on Good
Government;

29. EO #27 (July 4, 1986)
inclusion of human rights courses or subjects


1980s
30.Executive order# 134 February 27, 1987
ENABLING ACT FOR THE ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON MAY 11, 1987, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Section 1, Article XVIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines provides
that the first elections for Members of Congress shall be held on the second Monday of May, 1987;

1980s
31. EO #189 (June 10, 1987)
Basic Salary and COLA of public school teachers will be paid for by national government
32. v RA #6655 (May 25, 1988)
Free Public Secondary Act of 1988
1990s
33. v DECS Order #30 s 1994-
NSAT
34. RA #7722 (May 18, 1994)
created CHED
35. v RA #7743 (June 17, 1994)
established public libraries and reading centers in every barangay
36. v RA #7784 (August 4, 1994)
established Centers of Excellence and Teachers Education Council
1990s
37. v RA #7796 (August 25, 1994)
established TESDA
38. v RA #7836 (December 16, 1994)
Phil Teachers Professionalization Act (supercedes PBET
39. v RA #7877 (February 14, 1995)
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
.
1990s
40. Orders DECS ORDER No. 26, s. 1996 year 1996
Institutionalization of SPED Programs in All Schools DECS ORDER NO. ... NO. 48, S. 1990 (Educational
Service Contracting and Tuition Fee Supplement at the Secondary Level)
41. DECS Order No. 33, s 1997
Reiterating the implementation of RA 1425 mandating the inclusion of Rizals life, works, and writing,
teaching and virtues as a course
1990s
42. DECS Order No. 65, s 1998
Revised guidelines on the selection of honor students in private and public secondary schools - SOCIAL
RECONSTRUCTIONISM/EXISTENTIALISM
43. DECS Order No. 106, s. 1998
Revised rules exemption of Scouts from Citizen's Army Training (CAT) - SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTIONISM
.
1990s
44. DECS Order No. 57, s. 1997,
Further implementation of the Career Progression Scheme for
Master Teacher
1990s
45. DECS ORDER NO. 1,S. 1999 (January 26,1999)
Transfer of Administrative Authority Over Elementary and Secondary Schools to the Province of
Camarines Norte from the Province of Quezon D
46. DECS ORDER NO. 13, S. 1998 (June 11,1998)
Revised Rules and Regulation on the Teaching of Religion in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools


1980S -1990s Summary of Constitutions timeline
1.EDUCATIONAL DECREE OF 1863 (December 20, 1863
2. Commonwealth Act #117 January 1,1936
3. Commonwealth Act #80 October 26, 1936
4. Commonwealth Act #587 ( June 8, 1940)
-5. Education Act of 1940-
6. Commonwealth Act #589- (August 19, 1940
7. Republic Act #74 October 21, 1946
8. Republic Act #139 A June 14, 1947
9. Republic Act No. 134 June 14, 1947
10. 10. Republic act no. 416 June 18, 1949


1980S -1990s Summary of Constitution's timeline
11. RA #896 (June 20, 1953)
12. v RA #1124 (June 16, 1954)
13. v Act #2706 ( October 31,1955)
14. Republic Act #1425 (June 12, 1956)
15. Republic Act #1079 (June 15, 1959)
16. v RA #1265 (June 11, 1955)
17. Republic Act # 4670 June 18, 1966
18. v Presidential decree # 146-(March 9, 1972)
19. v PD 6-A-(September 29, 1972)
20. v PD 907-(March 11, 1976)


1980S -1990s Summary of Constitution's timeline
21. Batas Pambansa 232 act 1982 (September 11, 1982)
22. DECS Order #30 s 1993
23. Commonwealth Act #1 (August 8, 1980
24. Batas Pambansa 232 act 1982 (September 11, 1982)
25. Executive Order # 202 June 19, 1987
26. Executive order # 263 July 19, 1985
27. Executive Order #17 February 25, 1986
28. Executive Order #14 May 7, 1986
29. EO #27 (July 4, 1986)
30.Executive order# 134 February 27, 1987




1980S -1990s Summary of Constitution's timeline
31. EO #189 (June 10, 1987)
32. v RA #6655 (May 25, 1988)
33. v DECS Order #30 s 1994-
34. RA #7722 (May 18, 1994)
35. v RA #7743 (June 17, 1994)
36. v RA #7784 (August 4, 1994
37. v RA #7796 (August 25, 1994
38. v RA #7836 (December 16, 1994
39. v RA #7877 (February 14, 1995)
40. Orders DECS ORDER No. 26, s. 1996 year 1996

1980S -1990s Summary of Constitution's timeline
41. DECS Order No. 33, s 1997
42. DECS Order No. 65, s 1998
43. DECS Order No. 106, s. 1998
44. DECS Order No. 57, s. 1997
45. DECS ORDER NO. 1,S. 1999 (January
46. DECS ORDER NO. 13, S. 1998 (June 11,1998

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