RPH (Finals lang po) Flashcards
Fundamental law of a nation or a state.
Constitution
What is a constitution?
- Establishes the character and basic principles of the government.
- Forms the fundamental rules and principles by which an organization
is managed. - Makes clear the rights of the individual and creates limitation to
government power. - “highest expression of the law”.
Purposes of the Constitution
- Prescribe the kind of
government - Creates the different departments and specifies their respective
function and duties. - Source of sovereign powers of a government by establishing the
fixed, first or basic principles. - Promotes public welfare.
Body assembled for the express purpose of framing
or writing the constitution, revising an existing one or
proposing amendments. After writing the draft constitution, are submitted to a plebiscite for ratification in which the people will decide whether it is acceptable to become law of the land. he results are then considered and followed by the government.
Constitutional Convention
First Consti
Biak-na-Bato Republic Constitution (1897)
Philippine Revolution reached a stalemate when
the revolutionary forces of Emilio Aguinaldo fled to ________
the mountains of Biak –na – Bato in San Miguel de
Mayumo, Bulacan
Spanish forces led by _________________ realized
that even though they could crush the rebels in
Bulacan, it did not mean the revolution would end for it
was already widespread. (1897)
Gen. Primo de Rivera
What type of government was established in March 1897 with Aguinaldo as President?
Revolutionary government
Two Filipinos, ______
tasked to write the 1897 constitution and decided to adopt the provisions of the Cuban Constitution.
ISABELO ARTACHO and FELIX FERRER
Two Filipinos, ISABELO ARTACHO and FELIX FERRER tasked to write the constitution and decided to adopt the provisions of the __________
Cuban Constitution
The 1897 consti was Promulgated by the Philippine Revolutionary Government
on _______ and became the provisionary constitution
of the government during the Revolution against Spain.
Nov. 1, 1897
Official Language of 1897 consti
TAGALOG
Supreme Council of Justice of 1897 consti
Judiciary Power
The 1897 consti Lasted only for __________ during at which, certain
periods, it was
two years
Philippine Independence was declared and two weeks later,
Aguinaldo ordered the convening of Congress in Malolos Bulacan. What date?
June 12 1898
Malolos Congress had its inaugural session at Barasoain Church in Malolos,
__________ amidst the large coverage by both the local and foreign
press.
Sept. 15, 1898
Malolos Congress had its inaugural session at ___________,
Sept. 15, 1898 amidst the large coverage by both the local and foreign
press.
Barasoain Church in Malolos
Malolos Constitution Was already conceived by _________ – the advisory body of
the President
Apolinario Mabini
He decided to create a constitution to form a
government that would recognized by foreign powers. Malolos Consti ni siya
Pedro Paterno
submitted a draft of the malolos consti on October 25, drew inspiration
from the constitution of Mexico, Belgium, Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Brazil and France.
Felipe Calderon
What consti under ang nag debate sa separation sa church ug state?
Malolos Constitution
state religion under Malolos COnsti
Catholicism
Date that was approved by the Malolos Congress and forwarded to Aguinaldo for approval.
Nov 29, 1898
Supreme power of the Malolos
given to the legislative body since it is the
representative of the people.
They made amendments and the document on the Malolos Consti was finally approved by
Aguinaldo on ______
January 21, 1899.
What form of government under sa Malolos?
Presidential Form
________ at the Barasoain Church where Emilio Aguinaldo
took his oath of office as the First Philippine president of the republic.
January 23, 1899
January 23, 1899 at the ____________ where Emilio Aguinaldo
took his oath of office as the First Philippine president of the republic.
Barasoain Church
formally established the first civil government in the
island. (First Philippine Republic)
July 1901
What policy let The American ran the government in the Philippines, Filipinos were
given a role in the legislative function when the Philippine Assembly
was established in 1907.
Filipinization Policy
Who put in place the Filipinization Policy?
Governor – General Francis Burton Harrison
Reorganized the government with an American governor –
general, a Cabinet an all Filipino legislature composed of
the Senate and the house of House of Representative.
Jones Law
Philippine Legislature – inaugurated on __________
with Sergio Osmeña as House Speaker and Manuel Quezon
as Senate President.
October 16, 1916
Philippine Legislature – inaugurated on October 16, 1916
with ______ as House Speaker and _______
as Senate President.
Sergio Osmeña - Manuel Quezon
Approved on ______, known as Philippine
Independence Act.
March 24 1934
the draft of the 1935 constitution was finished
July 31, 1935
Date in which the 1935 consti was approved by the convention.
February 8, 1935
the only one who felt that the 1935 Constitution
does not serve the people of Mindanao.
Tomas Cabili
The 1935 consti was approved by Pres Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
March 23, 1935
the 1935 consti was ratified by the Filipinos by
plebiscite
May 14, 1935
Established the Commonwealth of the Philippines and
provides that upon the withdrawal of American
sovereignty in the country and the declaration of
Philippine Independence, the Commonwealth shall be
known as the Republic of the Philippines.
1935 Constitution
Which consti established the Creation of Philippine Armed Forces for national defense.
1935 Constitution
Commonwealth Government was interrupted by the ______ and the
___________.
Second World War - Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
a Filipino party, acting on the orders of the
Japanese military, convened and elected a Philippine
Commission for Philippine Independence (PCPI) to
write a new constitution.
KALIBAPI
Meaning of KALIBAPI
Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas
The 1943 consti was finished on ______ in a public ceremony by the
KALIBAPI, a few days later.
Sept. 4, 1943
________ – new constitution and the new Second
Philippine Republic was inaugurated with Jose P.
Laurel as the President of the country.
*Oct. 14 1943
*Oct. 14 1943 – new constitution and the new Second
Philippine Republic was inaugurated with ________ as the President of the country.
Jose P.
Laurel
Was a condensed version of the 1935 constitution
consisting only of the Preamble and 12 articles.
the 1943 Constitution
In the 1943 consti Powers were concentrated to the _________.
President
A Constitutional Convention was convened at the
Manila Hotel at what date?
June 1, 1971
Purpose of the ConCon on Jun 1, 1971
Purpose was to write a new constitution that would
meet new challenges confronting the Philippine
Republic that developed since it was formed in 1946.
Who accused Marcos of bribing the
delegatesto vote for provision to extend the presidential
term of office and to change the form of government?
Eduardo Quintero
*Halted the convention’s activities by the Martial Law
declaration on _________
Sept. 21, 1972.
Several days later, the convention convened and a
draft constitution was finally finished and approved
on ____________ (1973 consti)
Nov. 30, 1972.
What date did President Marcos signed
Proclamation No. 1102 declaring the 1973 consti?
January 17, 1973
Date President Aquino signed Proclamation
No. 3 entitled “Declaring a National Policy to Implement
the Reforms Mandated by the People, Protecting their
Basic Rights, Adopting a Provisional Constitution and Providing for an Orderly Transition to Government Under
New Constitution.”
March 24, 1986
When was the Freedom COnsti promulgated?
Mar 25, 1896
President Aquino issued on __________
Proclamation No. 9, constituting a Constitutional
Commission (CONCOM) charged with drafting a new
constitution not later than Sept. 2, 1986.
April 23, 1986
Date that Aquino appointed 50 CONCOM members
representing the various sectors of society from
politics to the arts and religion
May 26, 1986
CONCOM
*_________ – headed by former Justice Cecilia
Muñoz Palma, commenced its session at the Batasang
Pambansa in Quezon City.
June 2, 1986
CONCOM
*June 2, 1986 – headed by former ___________, commenced its session at the Batasang
Pambansa in Quezon City.
Justice Cecilia
Muñoz Palma
*______________ (Date) – completed their task and
presented the draft constitution to Pres. Aquino on
Oct. 15.
October 12, 1986
The 1987 Constitution Consists of _____
18 Articles with a preamble.
Philippine’s highest
Judicial court as well
as the court of last
resort.
Chief of Justice
Chief of Justice consists of ________
14 Associate Justice and
a chief justice.
Senate
- Composed of ______
senators who are
elected and serve six
yearsterms with half
of the senators
elected every three
years
24
Senate
- Composed of 24
senators who are
elected and serve ______ terms with half
of the senators
elected every three
years
six years
What is taxation?
laying a tax through which the
government generates income
to defray its expenses
How do you pay your taxes?
enforced as contribution but it
is proportionate to the ability of
the citizen to pay.
Agency that regulates our taxes
Bureau of
Internal Revenue
TYPES OF TAXES
NATIONAL TAX
LOCAL TAX
The ones paid to the government through BIR
NATIONAL TAXES
imposed on gains that
may have been realized
by the seller from sails,
exchange or other
disposition of capital.
Capital Gains Tax
tax on documents,
instruments, loan
agreements and papers
evidencing acceptance,
sale and transfer of
obligations.
Documentary Stamp
Tax
tax on donation or gift , tax
imposed on the gratitious
transfer of properties
between two or more
persons who are living at
the time of transfer.
Donor’s Tax
is a tax on the right of the
deceased person to
transmit his/her estate to
lawful heirs and
beneficiaries at the time of
death.
Estate Tax
tax on all annual profits made
from property ownership,
profession, trades or offices.
Income Tax
business tax imposed on persons or
entities who sell or lease goods,
properties or services in the course
of trade or business whose gross
annual sales do not exceed the
amount required to register as VAT.
Percentage Tax
business tax imposed and collected from the seller in the course of trade or business on every sale of
properties, goods or vendors of services.
Value - Added Tax
Tax imposed on goods manufactured
or produced in the Philippines for
domestic consumption or any other disposition
Excise Tax
taxes, fee or charges imposed by the
local government units such provinces,
cities, municipalities and barangays.
LOCAL TAXES
imposed on sale , donation,
barter or on any other mode
of transferring ownership of
real property.
Transfer of Real
Property Ownership
on franchised businesses at the rate not exceeding 50% of the 1% gross annual receipts of the preceeding calendar year.
Franchise Tax
imposed by cities and municipalities
on business before they will be
issued a business license or permit
to start operations based on the
scheduled rate of the LGU.
Tax on Business
Annual tax on each person engaged
in the exercise or practice of
his/her profession that requires
government examinations like
licensure examinations
Professional Tax
collected from proprietors, lessees
or operators of theaters, cinemas,
concert halls, circuses, boxing
stadia, and other places of
amusements.
Amusement Tax
is a tax levied by cities and
municipalities to every Filipino or
alien living in the Philippines, 18 years
of age and over who have been
regularly employed on a wage or
salary basis.
Community Tax
fee collected by Barangay upon issuance of barangay clearance, a document required for many government transactions like getting a business permit.
Barangay Clearance
