Malolos Congress

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The Malolos Congress was the revolutionary legislature of the First Philippine Republic. It drafted the Malolos Constitution.

Contents 1 Political Constitution 2 Sessions 3 Legislation 4 Leadership 5 Leadership 5.1 Cabinet 6 Members 7 See also 8 External links 9 Further reading

[edit] Political Constitution

Following the declaration of independence from Spain by the Revolutionary Government, a congress was held in Malolos, Bulacan in 1899 to draw up a constitution for the First Philippine Republic. It was the first republican constitution in Asia. The document states that the people have exclusive sovereignty. It states basic civil rights, separated the church from the state, and called for the creation of an Assembly of Representatives which would act as the legislative body. It also calls for a Presidential form of government with the president elected for a term of four years by a majority of the Assembly.

[edit] Sessions

• Regular Session: September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
  • Special Session: February 4, 1899

[edit] Legislation

Legislation	Enactment	Ratification
Declaration of Independence	June 12, 1898	September 29, 1898
Declaration of War against the United States	February 4, 1899	February 4, 1899
Malolos Constitution
Approval	September 15, 1898	November 29, 1898
Ratification	November 29, 1898	January 21, 1899

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Leadership

• President of the Revolutionary Government:

Emilio Aguinaldo (June 23, 1898 - January 23, 1899)

• President of the First Philippine Republic (established on January 23, 1899):

Emilio Aguinaldo (January 23, 1899 - April 1, 1901)

• Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government:

Apolinario Mabini (January 2 - January 23, 1899)

• Prime Minister of the First Philippine Republic (established on January 23, 1899):

Apolinario Mabini (January 23 - May 7, 1899)

Pedro Paterno (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

• President of the Assembly of Representatives:

Pedro Paterno (September 15, 1898 - November 13, 1899)

[edit] Cabinet

• Minister of Finance:

Mariano Trias (January 21 - May 7, 1899)

Hugo Ilagan (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of the Interior:

Teodoro Sandico (January 21 - May 7, 1899)

Severino de las Alas (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of War:

Baldomero Aguinaldo (January 21 - May 7, 1899)

Mariano Trias (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of Welfare:

Gracio Gonzaga (January 21 - May 7, 1899)

• Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Apolinario Mabini (January 21 - May 7, 1899)

Leon Ma. Guerrero (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of Public Instruction:

Aguedo Velarde (January 21 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of Public Works and Communication:

Maximo Paterno (January 21 - November 13, 1899)

• Minister of Public Works and Communication:

Leon Ma. Guerrero (May 7 - November 13, 1899)

[edit] Members

List of Congress members as of July 7, 1899, as certified by the President of Congress Pedro A. Paterno.

District	Representatives	Status
Manila	Teodoro Gonzales Leaño	Elected
	Felix Ferrer y Pascual	Elected
	Arsenio Cruz Herrera	Elected
	Mariano Limjap	Appointed
Batangas	Mariano Lopez	Elected
	Gregorio Aguilera	Elected
	Eduardo Gutierrez	Appointed
	Ambrosio Flores	Appointed
Bulacan	Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista	Elected
	Mariano Crisostomo	Elected
	Pedro Serrano	Appointed
	Trinidad Icasiano	Appointed
Cavite	José Basa	Elected
	Hugo Ilagan	Elected
	Jose Salamanca	Elected
	Severino de las Alas	Appointed
Ambos Camarines	Justo Lucban	Elected
	Tomas Arejola	Elected
	Valeriano Velarde	Appointed
	Mariano Quien	Appointed
Ilocos Sur	Vicente Fos	Elected
	Ignacio Villamor	Elected
	Francisco Tongson	Appointed
	Mena Crisologo	Appointed
Ilocos Norte	Gregorio Aglipay	Elected
	Martin Garcia	Elected
	Pio Romero	Appointed
	Jose Luna	Appointed
	Quintin Donato	Appointed
	Pedro A. Paterno	Appointed
Laguna	Higinio Benitez	Elected
	Graciano Cordero	Elected
	Manuel Sityar	Appointed
	Mauricio Ilagan	Appointed
Pampanga	Joaquin Gonzales	Elected
	Jose R. Infante	Elected
	Ramon Vengson	Appointed
	Enrique Macapinlac	Appointed
Pangasinan	Vicente del Prado	Elected
	Antonio Feliciano	Elected
	Sebastian de Castro	Appointed
	Adriano Garces	Appointed
Iloilo	Esteban de la Rama	Appointed
	Melecio Figueroa	Appointed
	Venancio Concepcion	Appointed
	Tiburcio Hilario	Appointed
Cebu	Ariston Bautista	Appointed
	Trinidad Pardo de Tavera	Appointed
	Felix David	Appointed
	Francisco Macabulos Soliman	Appointed
Leyte	Simplicio del Rosario	Appointed
	Rafael Guerrero	Appointed
	Marciano Zamora	Appointed
	Luis Navarro	Appointed

[edit] See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

[edit] External links

• History of the Senate. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
• The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved on September 16, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6. 
• Pobre, Cesar P.. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.