Malolos Congress

Following the declaration of independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 and transformation of the dictatorial government to a revolutionary government on 23 June, the Malolos Congress election was held between June 23 and September 10. On 15 September, 1898, the revolutionary congress convened in Barasoain Church in Malolos (now Malolos City, Bulacan, with Pedro Paterno as president and Gregorio Araneta as vice president.[1] On 29 September, the 12 June Declaration of independence was ratified.[2] The congress then decided to draft a Constitution, a decision opposed by Apolinario Mabini, the Prime Minister of the revolutionary government.[2] The resulting Malolos Constitution was ratified on November 29, 1898, signed into law on December 23, approved on January 20, 1899, sanctioned by President Emilio Aguinaldo on January 21, and promulgated on January 22.[3][4] It was the first republican constitution in Asia.[5] 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

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