1. The malolos republic
. Malolos Republic (Malolos Constitution)
2. September 15, Malolos congress was inaugurated at the Barasoain churh in 1898 Thefirst
task was to draft a constitution needed for Malolos, Bulacan. Themain task of the republic was
the the formation of a republic. Thecongress approved the Malolos recognition of other
state.November 29 Constitution which was drafted by Felipe Calderon.
3. The republic had three branches of government:1. Legislative - It has a power to elect the
President and the chief justice of the supreme court.2. Executive - he was the head of the state
and was duly elected by the legislative body.3. Judiciary - the judicial power was vested in the
supreme court and all other lower courts provided by law.
4. El Heraldo dela Revolucion (1898) the official newspaper of the government later to be
called as “Gaceta which Filipina”.La Independencia was edited and partly owned by Antonio
Luna.
5. Initial accomplishments of the republic were: a national taxation system that included the
cedula and gambling taxation. new sources of revenues such as tax, national loans, voluntary
contributions and donations. creation of a national budget:1899 budget was PHP 7.17 million. a
system for free and compulsory elementary education. A secondary school for boys was
establishrd, the Burgos A Intitute. Other schools were founded. Military Academy of Malolos
was established which produced an approximately 50,000 strong Philippines Army.