WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Malolos Constitution establishing the First Philippine Republic was proclaimed on January 23, 1899.

Detailed explanation-2: -On February 4, 1899, just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The day commemorates the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic (also known as the Malolos Republic) by Revolution General Emilio Aguinaldo on January 23, 1899, at the Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan. For over 300 years, the Philippines was under Spanish rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1899, the Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine Constitution-the first republican constitution in Asia-was drafted and adopted by the First Philippine Republic, which lasted from 1899 to 1901. During the American Occupation, the Philippines was governed by the laws of the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-5: -On July 4, 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the Tydings-McDuffie Law or the Philippine Independence Act, the Commonwealth of the Philippines became the Republic of the Philippines-the Third Republic.