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Members were chosen in the elections held from June 23 to September 10, 1898. The assembly consisted of elected delegates chosen by balloting in provincial assemblies and appointed delegates chosen by the president to represent regions under unstable military and civilian conditions.
The elections for the Malolos Congress, also known as the Revolutionary Congress, were held in the Philippines from June 23 to September 10, 1898. These were the first elections for a national legislature in the Philippines. The Spanish colonial government held elections in 1895 across the Philippines but for local municipal officers only.
Pages in category "Members of the Malolos Congress" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Malolos Congress had discussed the draft constitution article by article as a project of Calderon from October 25 to November 29, 1898. By the end of these discussions, the Congress was in general agreement except with regard to religion. An amendment adding an article guaranteeing religious freedom was approved by one vote on November 28. [11]
During the Malolos Congress, he was elected as one of the four elected members from Manila. He was also part of the commission that drafted the Malolos Constitution, which was enacted on January 21, 1899. He later realized that the armed struggle for independence was vain, so he decided to cooperate with the Americans.
The territory of the former Spanish colonial district of Surigao was first represented in the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic known as the Malolos Congress. [1] Following the establishment of a provincial government under U.S. civilian rule in 1901, a single-member district encompassing the entire province was created ahead ...
The constitution written by the Malolos Congress was proclaimed on January 22, 1899, creating what is known today as the First Philippine Republic, with Aguinaldo as its president. [27] [22] The constitution was approved by delegates to the Malolos Congress on January 20, 1899, and sanctioned by Aguinaldo the next day. [27]
In the morning of December 22, 1898, after the local leaders of Albay took their oath of office before President Emilio Aguinaldo, Calleja, together with Salvador Vivencio del Rosario, [2] was elected as a representative to the Malolos Congress and signatory to Malolos constitution. [3] He was captured during the Filipino-American War in July ...