Prayer
Our Lord God in heaven, thank you for today. Thank
you for ways in which you provide for us all. For Your
protection and love we thank you. Help us to focus our
hearts and minds now on what we are about to learn.
Inspire us by Your Holy Spirit as we listen and write.
Guide us by your eternal light as we discover more about
the world around us. We ask all this in the name of
Jesus. Amen.
1. To analyze social, political, economic, and cultural issues in the
Philippines using the lens of history.
2. To recognize that the problems of the today are consequences
of decisions and events that happened in the past.
3. To understand several enduring issues in Philippine society
through history.
4. To propose recommendations or solutions to present day
problems based on the understanding of the past and
anticipation of the future through the study of history.
Introduction
• This chapter is dedicated to enduring issues in Philippine
society, which history could lend a hand in understanding, and
hopefully, proposing solutions.
• These topics include the mandated discussion of the
Philippine Constitution, policies on agrarian reform, and
taxation.
• It is hoped that these discussions hep us propose
recommendation s or solutions to present-day problems based
on our understanding of root causes and how we anticipate
future scenarios in the Philippine setting.
EVOLUTION OF THE
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
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Malolos Constitution (1899)
Commonwealth Government (1935)
Japanese Government (1943)
Marcos Administration (19730
Freedom Constitution (1986)
Present Constitution (1987)
CONSTITUTION
• A set of fundamental rules and principles that
guides how a country, a state, or other political
organization works.
• It is the supreme law of the land
IMPORTANCE OF
CONSTITUTION
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Maintain Law and Order
Impose rules and regulations
Protects Individual Freedom and Rights
Limits the power of the government
EVOLUTION OF THE
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
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Malolos Constitution (1899)
Commonwealth Government (1935)
Japanese Government (1943)
Marcos Administration (19730
Freedom Constitution (1986)
Present Constitution (1987)
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION
SALIENT FEATURES OF
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION
1935 Constitution
1943 Constitution
1973 Constitution