United States of

America in the

Philippines

Schurman Commission • (Jacob G. Schurman) -

arrived in Manila on March 1899. Conducting an investigation especially with the illustrados in the situation in the Philippines.

1. American Sovereignty over the entire Philippines.

2. Training for Self – Government and Protection of Civil rights of the Filipinos

3. The promotion of the welfare of the Filipinos

The Spooner Amendment ( Senator John Spooner)

of March 2, 1901 –

creation of an American

Civil Government in the

Philippines.

Taft Commission

(William Howard Taft) - created in 1900 and also the Final Stage of the Benevolent Assimilation. Recommended the following:

1.Creation of Phil. Constabulary

2. Civil Government

3. Free Education (English Language)

4. Civil Service

Stayed to create the Civil Government and

the implement the following:

1. Sedition Law (1901) any Filipino endorsing nationalism or separation from the US will be

Punishable by death or imprisonment.

2. Brigandage act (1902) Ladrones is punishable by death.

3. Re-concentration act (1903) Forced to lived in designed to military zone.

4. Flag Law (1907) Banning of Philippine flag and anthem.

Civil Government On July 4 1901 was installed

in the Philippines. Taft was inaugurated as the first civil Governor. Filipinos also appointed in the government

Civil Government Cayetano Arellano - Chief

Justice of the Supreme Court

Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, Benito Legarda and Jose Luzuriaga members of the commission.

Friars Lands Act Taking the land of the

friars - paid the Vatican 7 Million Dollars.

Slogan - “Philippines for Filipinos”

This law approved all acts of the Presidents of the United States relatives to the Philippines and Giving civil rights to the Philippines and elections of creating political parties.

Political parties: Dominador Gomez founded

the Partido Popular Independista more conservative - Comite dela Union National

National Party – Sergio Osmena and Manuel L. Quezon

Federal Party – Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera

Liberal party (1902)

Democratic Party (1902)

The Census of 1903 The first scientific

Demographics in the Philippines and also includes surveying - total population as of March 03, 1903 was 7, 635,426.

The Election of

1907

Guided with the Copper act – an election was held on July 30, 1907 whether they want immediate Independence or not – won by the Nationalist Party which won 59 seats progresista 16 and independents won 5 seats

The Philippine

Assembly

Was inaugurated on October 16, 1907 at the Manila Grand Opera House. Sergio Osmena was chosen as the Speaker of the Assembly , while Manuel L. Quezon became the majority floor leader under the assembly , the following acts were ratified:

1.Institution of a Public School system

2.Gabaldon Act (Isauro Gabaldon) 1 million budget for construction of schools in the barrios

• Ratification of First Philippine legislature Act no. 1870 (Unitary Charter ) as law established the University of the Philippines on June 18, 1908

• Public Service, health and campaign for independence.

Lower house those were consists of Filipinos while upper house were the Americans.

President Woodrow Wilson appointed 5 Filipinos out of the 9 members of the commission.

Filipinization

by Governor Francis Burton Harrison

• In November 1912 was an ardent Champion on Filipino right and liberties. The adopted policy of wider Filipinization of the government service,

•that is, the replacement of American employees by Filipinos are appointed in the Government offices.

Jones Act of 1926

Replacing the Philippine Act of 1902 – proposed by William Atkinson Jones.

To give Filipinos as much self – government as they could possibly enjoy.

On August 26, 1926 President Wilson signed the Jones Act.

Installing 3

Government

Branches

1. Executive Branch – composed of Governor General

with vice governor as the secretary of Institution and assisted by the cabinet of

Administrative departments.

2. Legislative

Lower house – composed of elected representatives and 9 appointed by Governor – general to represent non – Christian.

Upper house – 24 Senators, 22 appointed by Gov. General

3. Judicial Branch – the Authority to arbitrate was with the Supreme Court and with different Courts of Law with approval US Congress & President of USA.