First Philippine Republic

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República Filipina;

Republica nang Pilipinas;
Philippine Republic

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Himno Nacional Filipina Location of Filipinas in Asia Capital Malolos, Bulacan (Official) January 23, 1899-March 29, 1899
San Isidro, Nueva Ecija March 29, 1899-May 9, 1899
Palanan, Isabela September 6, 1900-March 23, 1901 Language(s) Spanish (official), Tagalog Government Republic Presidente de la República - 1898-1901 Emilio Aguinaldo Presidente del Consejos de Gobierno - 1898-1899 Apolinario Mabini - 1899 Pedro A. Paterno Historical era Philippine Revolution - Established January 23, 1899 - Dissolved ¹ March 23, 1901 Area - 1898 198,000 km² (76,448 sq mi) Population - 1898 est. 8,000,000 Density 40.4 /km² (104.6 /sq mi) Currency Peso ¹ Capture of Emilio Aguinaldo.

República Filipina, also known as the First Philippine Republic (English: Philippine Republic; Tagalog: Republica nang Pilipinas) or the Malolos Republic was the shortlived government of the Philippines formally established with the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution on January 21, 1899 in Malolos, Bulacan until the capture and surrender of Emilio Aguinaldo to the American forces on March 23, 1901 in Palanan, Isabela, which effectively dissolved the First Republic.

The establishment of the Philippine Republic was the culmination of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. Independence was declared on June 12, 1898 and the dictatorial government then in place was replaced by a revolutionary government headed by Emilio Aguinaldo as president on June 23, 1898. The U.S. abolished the Philippine Republic in 1899 and continued its occupation of the islands until 1946, when formal independence was granted.

Emilio Aguinaldo, first and only president of the First Philippine Republic

1 History
- 1.1 Philippine-American War
2 Cabinet
3 References

History

The republic was formed after the events of the Philippine Declaration of Independence. It adopted the Constitución Política de la República Filipina, drawn up by the Philippine Constitutional Convention in the Barasoain Church in Malolos in 1899 to replace the dictatorial government set up by the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in July 7, 1897. It was approved by Aguinaldo and ten delegates to the Assembly of Representatives on January 21, 1899. The convention earlier elected Aguinaldo president on January 1, 1899, leading to his inauguration on January 23 on the same year.

In 1899, after the Malolos Constitution was ratified, the Universidad Literia de Filipinas was established in Malolos, Bulacan. It offered Law as well as Medicine, Surgery and Notary Public; Academia Militar which was established on October 25, 1898; and The Burgos Institute, an exclusive school for boys.

Philippine-American War

Tensions remained during the Philippine-American War. Aguinaldo and his men fled to Northern Luzón, trying to resist the American forces. On April 1, 1901, Aguinaldo announced allegiance to the United States, formally ending the First Republic and recognizing the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines.

Cabinet

OFFICE NAME PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo Prime Minister Apolinario Mabini Pedro PaternoMinister of Foreign Affairs Apolinario Mabini Felipe Buencamino Minister of Finance and War Gen. Mariano TríasMinister of Interior Teodoro Sandico Severino de las Alas Minister of War Baldomero AguinaldoMinister of Welfare Gracio Gonzaga Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce León María GuerreroMinister of Finance Hugo Ilagan Minister of Public Instruction Águedo Velarde Minister of Public Works and Communications Máximo Paterno