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Constitution of the Second Philippine Republic
[The 1943 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines]
Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence (PCPI)
 
Documentary Sources of Philippine History / compiled, edited and annotated by Gregorio F. Zaide. Manila : NBS, c 1990. Vol. 12. Document 662.
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The 1943 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines , composed of a preamble and twelve articles, creates a Republican state with a powerful executive branch and subordinate legislative and judicial branches. The executive power is vested in the President, who is to be elected by the members of the National Assembly from among themselves. The President is the head of government, and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The powers of the President are: to veto any bill of the Assembly,
to promulgate regulations when the Assembly is not in session and in times of war or national emergency, to declare martial law , to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and to appoint the members of the Council of State and officials of the local government. A limited legislative power is exercised by the unicameral National Assembly whose members, like the President, are not directly elected by the people. Rather, the Assembly, is to be composed of representatives from each province elected in Kalibapi conventions throughout the country with appointed governors and mayors as ex-officio members. The judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court whose justices, together with judges of lower courts, are to be appointed by the President. The 1943 Constitution enumerates the duties and rights of the citizens, requires the government to develop Tagalog as the national language, and stipulates that one year after the termination of the Great East Asia War or the World War II, a new constitution shall be formulated and adopted to replace this Constitution.
NOTES: The 1943 Constitution was the constitution of the Japanese-sponsored Second Republic of the Philippines (1943-1945). It was recognized as legitimate and binding only in Japanese-controlled areas of the Philippines but was ignored by the United States government and the Philippine Commonwealth government in-exile. In June 1943, the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence (PCPI), composed of 20 delegates, was created to draft a new constitution by the Kalibapi [Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas], the only political organization allowed at that time. The Japanese monitored the drafting of the constitution and instructed the members of PCPI, led by Jose P. Laurel, that the constitution should conform with the principles of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. In September 1943, the draft constitution was unanimously approved by all members of the PCPI and was submitted for ratification in a popular convention of the Kalibapi in Manila.
   Written by Judette A. Javier; Edited by Raymund Arthur G. Abejo

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halina:

the constitution is to be answer by the president
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darrly:

actually it's too long for me to read but since my assignment I read this all and I found out that there are many constitution pala !
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kristine unabia:
I am impressed by the article but still there are problems of implementations just like the continuous violation of human rights in many parts of the country especially in Mindanao likewise not all citizens are doing there duties just not paying taxes.