1899
CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
(MALOLOS CONVENTION)The President of the Council,
Apolinario Mabini.PREAMBLE
We, the Representatives of the Filipino people, lawfully covened, in order to establish justice, provide for common defense, promote the general welfare, and insure the benefits of liberty, imploring the aid of the Sovereign Legislator of the Universe for the attainment of these ends, have voted, decreed, and sanctioned the following:
POLITICAL CONSTITUTION
TITLE I
THE REPUBLICArticle 1. The political association of all Filipinos constitutes a nation, whose state shall be known as the Philippine Republic
Article 2. The Philippine Republic is free and independent
Article 3. Sovereignty resides exclusively in the people.
TITLE II
THE GOVERNMENTArticle 4. The Government of the Republic is popular, representative, alternative, and responsible, and shall exercise three distinct powers: namely, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Any two or more of these three powers shall never be united in one person or cooperation, nor the legislative power vested in one single individual.
TITLE III
RELIGIONArticle 5. The State recognizes the freedom and...
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