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  2. Malolos Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Following Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War, the United States in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 acquired the Philippines from Spain, along with several other territories. On February 4, 1899, the Philippine–American War started with the Battle of Manila of 1899. On March 23, 1901, Aguinaldo was captured. [16]

  3. Supreme Court of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman; [2] colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, [3] an Act which abolished the Real ...

  4. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands - Wikipedia

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    From 1901 to 1922, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with the constitutional status of these governments in the Insular Cases. [12] In Dorr v. United States (1904), the court ruled that Filipinos did not have a constitutional right to trial by jury. [12] In the Philippines itself, the term "insular" had limited usage.

  5. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

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    The commonwealth as established in 1935 featured a very strong executive, a unicameral national assembly, and a supreme court composed entirely of Filipinos for the first time since 1901. Quezon's priorities were defense, social justice, inequality and economic diversification, and national character. [ 112 ]

  6. List of justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

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    3.12 Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Fred Ruiz Castro (1976–1979) 3.13 Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Felix V. Makasiar (1985) 3.13.1 Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Ramon C. Aquino (1985–1986)

  7. First Philippine Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Republic (Spanish: República Filipina), now officially remembered as the First Philippine Republic and also referred to by historians as the Malolos Republic, was established in Malolos, Bulacan during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire (1896–1898) and the Spanish–American War between Spain and the United ...

  8. Florentino Torres - Wikipedia

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    Florentino Torres y Santos (October 16, 1844 – April 29, 1927) was as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as an Associate Justice, he was the first Filipino to be appointed as attorney-general. He had also served as a prosecuting attorney, a prosecutor and as a judge. [1]

  9. Cayetano Arellano - Wikipedia

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    Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's government. He worked with the Americans under General Otis and re-established the Audiencia Territorial as the Supreme Court. He served as Chief Justice from 1901 until his retirement on April 12, 1920, making him the longest to serve as chief justice in Philippine history.