Ramos

Administration
(PIRMA)
Estrada Administration
Ø The constitution vest the legislative (CONCORD)
Arroyo Administration
power in National Assembly.
Ø Implementing democratic traditions. Federalism and
Ø Seventeen articles provides Liberalizing the economy
Ø Filipino’s emerged from the dark ages of
parliamentary system of the
colonialism. government.
1987 among its major changes.

1897 1935 Freedom

Constitution of Biak-na-Bato The Commonwealth Constitution
Constitution

1899 1973 Constitution attempts to

Amend and Change the
Malolos Constitution Constitutional Authoritarianism
1987 Constitution
Ø Expulsion of the friars and the return of the Ø End of Military Government Ø Democracy restored by
friars land to the Filipinos. Ø Start of Civil Government president Corazon Aquino
Ø Representation of the Spanish Cortes. Ø Rights of Suffrage by male and Ø Philippine Independence
Ø Freedom of the press and Religion. female citizens
Ø Abolition of the government power to banish Ø Philippine independence with
Filipinos. american inspired Constitution.
Ø Equality for all before the law.