COMMONWEALTH INDEPENDENCE 1935 CONSTITUTION QUEZON-AQUINO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OSMENA -ROXAS TYDINGSMCDUFFIE PLEBISCITE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL COMMONWEALTH ELECTION WOOD-FORBES MISSION QUEZON-OSMENA I AM A MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER IF: I AM A MINORITY FLOOR LEADER IF: 3 FACTORS 3 FACTORS 3 SENATORS (3 REASONS) WHY? 3 SENATORS (3 REASONS) WHY? FUNCTIONS OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT: GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE MISSION TO THE PHIL. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE PHIL. WOOD-FORBES MISSION 4 MONTHS IN THE PHILIPPINES REPORT: NOT YEAT READY FOR INDEPENDENCE 1921: Pres. Warren Harding WILLIAM CAMERON FORBES LEONARD WOOD MAY NAGSUMBONG NA DI PA RAW TAYO READY! 1922: GAWA RIN TAYO NG MISSION NATIN SA US! Pang 9th MISSION NA NATIN! SANA UMUBRA NA TAYO SA US! MAY UUBRA PA BA SA OS-ROX TANDEM? PANG 10TH MISSION NA NATEN TO NOY! MUKHANG UUBRA NA TAYO! MANY OF US ARE ALREADY IN FAVOR! 1934: TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE LAW New independence measure: 10 YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD: COMMONWEALTH REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION PHILIPPINES AS AN AMERICAN TERRITORY MAKE ALL FILIPINOS OWE ALLEGIANCE TO US RESTRICT FILIPINO IMMIGRATION & UNLIMITED MIGRATION OF AMERICANS TO PHIL. Authored by: SEN. Millard E. Tydings CONG. John McDuffie Signed by Pres. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 1935: COMMONWEALTH PERIOD APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT To draft the 1935 CONSTITUTION Through a plebiscite, PHIL. TERRITORY ratified by Filipinos 1934 CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTION (CON-CON) CITIZENSHIP BILL OF RIGHTS EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE: UNICAMERAL JUDICIARY 3 BRANCHES OF GOV’T 6 1ST PRESIDENTIAL COMMONWEALTH ELECTION SERGIO OSMEÑA: SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MANUEL QUEZON: MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER RESIDENT COMMISSIONER IN THE US COMMONWEALTH AND NATIONAL SECURITY DOUGLAS MCARTHUR PHILIPPINE ARMY 40, 000 ROTC: RESERVED OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT 1ST LAW OF THE COMMONWEALTH The Senate and House of Representatives, and the Presidential Term was proposed to be 4 years with one re-election instead of 6 years with no re-election. The attack was launched in the absence of a declaration of war. TOKYO IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY MANILA AS AN OPEN CITY! REMOVE ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS! JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINSITRATION COLLABORATION OF FILIPINOS BATTLE IN BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR MARTIAL LAW Curfews & blackouts