Organic law under the

American system of law

and government, the
constitution of a
territory under the direct

control of the federal

government

An Organic
Act,
in
United States law, is
an Act of
the
United
States
Congress
that

establishes a territory of
the United States or an
agency
to
manage
certain federal lands.

The 1943 Constitution

remained in force in

Japanese-controlled
areas of the
Philippines, but was
never recognized as
legitimate or
binding by the

governments of the
United States or of the
Commonwealth of the
Philippines and
guerrilla organizations
loyal to them.

Capitalism is
an economic system in
which private people, not
the government, own
and run companies. These
companies compete with

other companies
for business. They decide
what products they want to
produce, how much they
should cost and where to sell
them. Companies do all these
things in order to
make profits for

their owners. People who

use their money to start
companies or run companies
are called capitalists.

The Philippines is a
republican state
(Article II, Section 1)

Republic, form
of government in which
a state is ruled by
representatives of
the citizen body. Modern
republics are founded on
the idea

that sovereignty rests with

the people, though who is
included and excluded
from the category of the
people has varied across
history. Because citizens do
not govern the state

themselves but through

representatives, republics
may be distinguished from
direct democracy, though
modern representative
democracies are by and
large republics. The

term republic may also be

applied to any form of
government in which
the head of state is not a
hereditary monarch.

Defining features of
authoritarianism include the
existence of a single leader
or small group of leaders
with ultimate political
authority. Believing in the
supremacy of the authority

of the state over all

organizations in society,
authoritarian leaders make
all important government
policy decisions. The states
needs are paramount;
individualism is encouraged

only to the extent that it

benefits the state.
Presidential decree no. 1033
th
ratification for the 7
amendment of the 1973
Constitution granting of
concurrent lawmaking

powers to the President.

1976
Presidential Decree 1296 or
the Revised Election Code of
1978 which provided for the
holding of election for

members of the Interim

Batasang Pambansa. 1978
Batasang Pambansa
enacted Patasang
Pambansa Blg. 51 An Act
Providing for the Elective or

Appointive Positions in
Various Local Government
and For Other Purposes
A parliamentary
system is a system of
democratic governance of a

state in which the executive

branch derives its
democratic legitimacy from,
and is held accountable to,
the legislature (parliament);
the executive
and legislative branches are

thus interconnected. In a
parliamentary system,
the head of state is normally
a different person from
the head of government.
This is in contrast to
a presidential system in a

democracy, where the head

of state often is also the
head of government, and
most importantly, the
executive branch does not
derive its democratic

legitimacy from the

legislature.
The following amendments
were likewise ratified by the
people:

1.) Establishing a modified

parliamentary form of
government
2.) Instituting electoral
reforms;
3.) Permitting natural-born
citizens who have lost

their citizenship to be a
transferee of private
land, for use by them as
residence.

Thus,paved the way for

the June 16, 1981
Presidential Election.

The declaration issued

under Proclamation
1081 suspended the
civil rights and imposed

military authority in the

country.
Marcos explained that martial
law was not a military
takeover but was then the only
option to resolve the countrys
dilemma on rebellion that

stages national chaos

threatening the peace and
order of the country.
With the stroke of a pen,
Marcos closed the Philippine
Congress and assumed its
legislative responsibilities.
During the 1972-81 martial

law period, Marcos, invested

with dictatorial powers, issued
hundreds of presidential
decrees, many of which were
never published.