Sison Evaluation of the Philippine Constitutional Thought According to Albert Einstein, “The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights“(Kammen, 1986, p. 337). The Philippines has gone through a lot of constitutions. Not every Filipino knows the historical background of the origin of the constitutions of the Philippines, and even the meaning
Indiana, gave a speech in response to “The Philippine Question”. Beveridge was asked by senators and members of the House of Representatives to give a speech on the Philippines. At this time, the United States was in discussion of what the future steps would be after the Spanish-American War, which resulted in a win and subsequent acquisition of the Philippines. Senator Beveridge responded to the idea that the United States should stay in the Philippines for its available resources for the United
Political dynasties are very common in the Philippines. In fact around 70 percent of the 15th Philippine Congress have dynastic leaders. That is actually a lot if you compare it to other countries with prominent dynastic families such as Japan who has around 37 percent of them. But first, what are they? A political dynasty would be a family who maintains power in a certain area for several generations. Querubin explains that political dynasties exhibit “a particular form of elite persistence in
Section I,2. Analyze the consequences of American rule in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. Did the citizens prosper? Enjoy freedom? Accept American rule? Comment on the consequences for the United States with regard to the statement made by Eric Foner in the text, “Thus, two principles central to American freedom since the War of Independence – no taxation without representation and government based on the consent of the governed – were abandoned when it came to the nation’s new possessions
raiders... ... middle of paper ... ...erto Rico worked wonders in education, sanitation, transportation, and other improvements. Beginning in 1901 with the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court declared that the Constitution did not extend to the Philippines and Puerto Rico. The United States, honoring the Teller Amendment of 1898, withdrew from Cuba in 1902. The U.S. forced the Cubans to write their own constitution of 1901 (the Platt Amendment). The constitution decreed that the United States might
“Democracy to Dictatorship: Philippines” The nation of the Philippines has a history tied directly to colonial overseers. Spain and the United States both exerted control over the island nation for long periods of time in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shortly after World War II, the Philippines gained its independence which set it on a course of political instability over the next 20 years. The two events that occurred in the Philippines that caused this new, stable democracy to politically
Many argue that one factor why the Philippines is underdeveloped in the dominance and perpetuation of political dynasties. The 1987 Philippine constitution, Article 2, Section 26 declares that, “The State shall guarantee equal access to public service and prohibit political dynasty as may be defined by law (Dannug and Campanilla 497).” A few politicians have tried to pass laws that would put an end to spread and persistence of political dynasties in the country. In 2004, Senate Bill 1317, an anti-dynasty
1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Philippine government official who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, the first lady to embrace that administrative center, and the first female president in Asia, however not the first female Asian head of state. Aquino was the most conspicuous figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which collapsed the 20-year authoritarian principle of President Ferdinand Marcos and restored majority rules system to the Philippines. She was named Time magazine's
He brought the idea to the congress and many of the congressmen disagreed with the idea of annexing the Hawaiian Islands. After several weeks of discussing and disagreement they fell through and decided to annex the Hawaiian Islands. In July 1898 the United States signed a joint congressional
The Spaniards did not give a chance to the Filipinos to enjoy civil liberties. The Filipino people only started enjoying the civil liberties after the collapse of the Spanish rule in the Philippines. Features of the Philippine Constitution The 1898 Constitution • The constitution was promulgated under the watch of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo • It is patterned to that of Mexico, Cuba and other colonies of Spain • It was created under the revolutionary government
in at least the formal sense, yet a lot of them the elections are not competitive (e.g. all but one party may be prohibited to challenge) or the electoral circumstance is in other respects highly compromised. PHILIPPINE ELECTION There are many different types of elections in the Philippines. The president, vice-president, and the senators are elected for a six-year term, while the members of the House of Representatives, governors, vice-governors, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial
occupation of Northern Africa. After their founding in 1776, the United States of America largely stayed out of this trend until The Spanish-American War of 1898. Following the war, the annexation and colonization of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines ultimately set a precedent for a foreign policy of U.S. imperialism. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, tensions in Cuba were rapidly rising. The Cuban Ten Year’s War from 1868 to 1878 had sparked a fire for independence from Spain with
Section A: Plan of Investigation The main focus of this study is going to be the process colonization of the Philippines and how the Spanish colonized the Philippines, primarily focusing in the customs and cultures. The pre-colonized and post-colonized Philippines will be discussed and compared with one another to determine the degree of change that occurred with the Filipino culture. The analysis of the information will explain how events that followed colonization erased aspects of the Filipino
help Cuba so much, most likely due to the reason stated above. The entirety of the Spanish-American war began with Cuba’s struggle for independence, but some other countries and islands also got in the middle of the battling and bargaining. The Philippines and
The Philippines is in Southeast Asia and was discovered in 1521 by a Spaniard named Ferdinand Magelan and in 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi created the first settlement in this country that lasted about three-hundred years until after World War Two when the Treaty of Manila made the Philippines its own country. Today the Philippines is the 12th most populated country in the world and occupies a space of 115,831 square miles. The country consists of over seven-thousand islands with a tropical maritime
The Philippines are archipelagic in geographical manner, its tourism sector has a wide range of activities to offer. Diversity is very prominent to take note of its 7107 islands that varies not just in tourist destination but in cultural aspect as well. However, in the early 2000’s tourism industry has not been at its peak as its neighboring countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Thus, the birth of the WOW Philippines campaign to integrate and boost the Philippine tourism
Following the end of the Spanish-American war, the United States found itself with a wealth of new territory ceded to it from the dying Spanish empire. The issue of what to do with these new lands became a source of debate all the way up to the U.S. Congress. Men like Albert J. Beveridge, a Senator from Indiana, advocated the annexation, but not necessarily the incorporation of these new l... ... middle of paper ... ...y Burnett, “The Noncitizen National and the Law of American Empire” , “in Major
Introduction In the analysis of the Philippine Executive, it is best to study the Office of the President. Throughout history, different personalities have occupied the Office of the President who may have institutionalized or de-institutionalized it. Since the creation of the 1987 Constitution, there have been four presidents that have been under the Constitution. The 1987 Constitution The 1935 Constitution provided for a Head of State and Head of Government which is co-equal and co-ordinate with
Philippines is a democratic country and that each Filipino has equal rights to participate and elect leaders that we think will drastically bring positive changes in our nation. It has gradually come to my attention that the practice of democracy in our country has brought not just a few but a lot of prevalent national issues particularly on how our government should work and the people whom we place in the position are by some means becoming ambivalent. But there is one question that bothers me
CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution”, line from Abraham Lincoln [online] that indicates a nation’s corruption. For everyone, government is the only body of a country - that protects the rights of its citizens; is the one that is concern for the laws to be implemented that are equally made for its people; is as concern as an organization for