Resolution Ratifying the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1943)

SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE KALIBAPI MANILA, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WHEREAS, the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence selected at the Special National Convention of the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI) was called upon to draft a Constitution for an Independent Philippines;

WHEREAS, the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence has completed the draft of a Constitution for the Republic of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, the Constitution as drafted and submitted to the Special General Assembly embodies the noblest aspirations of the Filipino people as well as their determination to lead a free national existence;

WHEREAS, by law, it is required that the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines be ratified by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Special General Assembly of the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI) especially elected and convened for the purpose; Now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Special General Assembly, in its own behalf and in behalf of the Filipino people, ratify, as it hereby ratifies, the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines as submitted by the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence.

BENIGNO S. AQUINO, Presiding Officer

Abra:
 * AUGUSTO FLORES
 * CATALINO PARAISO

Agusan:
 * PEDRO O. TORRALBA
 * ELISA OCHOA

Albay:
 * PABLO DEL VILLAR
 * REGINALDO TORRES

Antique:
 * PEDRO G. VELASCO
 * BERNABE TORDESILLAS

Bataan:
 * ALBERTO AQUINO
 * JOAQUIN MA. JOSON

Batangas:
 * FRANCISCO PEREZ
 * GREGORIO LIMJOCO, Sr.

Bohol:
 * VICENTE P. BULLECER
 * DIONISIO CALIBO

Bukidnon:
 * RAMON BUENO
 * PEDRO CARRILLO

Cagayan:
 * JOSE CARAG
 * VENANCIO DEL ROSARIO

Camarines Norte:
 * DOMINADOR PADILLA
 * TRINIDAD P. ZENAROSA

Camarines Sur:
 * JOSE FUENTEBELLA
 * GABRIEL PRIETO

Capiz:
 * JOSE A. SALGADO
 * ALFREDO JACINTO

Cavite:
 * AUGUSTO DE LA ROSA
 * DOMINADOR CAMERINO

Cebu:
 * C. V. LAPUT
 * JOSE S. LEYSON

Cotabato:
 * DATU UGALINGAN PIANG
 * DATU DUMA SINSUAT

Davao:
 * DONATO C. ENDRIGA
 * JUAN SARENAS

Ilocos Norte:
 * BARTOLOME GUIRAO
 * ROMAN CAMPOS

Ilocos Sur:
 * AMBROSIO CANIVEL
 * VICTORIO ALCANTARA

Iloilo:
 * J. TANDO
 * ABELARDO APORTADERA

Isabela:
 * ELIAS N. OCAMPO
 * FORTUNATO BULAN

La Union:
 * PIO ANCHETA
 * ANGELINO SALANGA

Laguna:
 * NICANOR G. TEODORO
 * MARCELO ZORILLA

Lanao:
 * FRANCISCO A. OBACH
 * SULTAN SAGUIMBA

Leyte:
 * PASTOR SALAZAR
 * VICENTE DE LA CRUZ

Masbate:
 * FRANCISCO BAYOT
 * PABLODE LA ROSA

Mindoro:
 * JUAN NAVARRO
 * ALFREDO LIBORO

Misamis Occidental:
 * JOSE OZAMIS
 * RUFINO ABADIES

Misamis Oriental:
 * FROILAN BAYONA
 * PEDRO P. MABULAY

Mountain Province:
 * FLORO SANCHEZ
 * GEORGE K. TAIT

Negros Occidental:
 * GIL MONTILLA
 * JOSE LOCSIN

Negros Oriental:
 * M. F. PERDICES
 * R. I. VILLANUEVA

Nueva Ecija:
 * ENRIQUE PINEDA
 * JUAN N. EVANGELISTA

Nueva Vizcaya:
 * JOSE MADARANG
 * TOMAS P. MADDELA

Palawan:
 * IÑIGO PEÑA
 * VICENTE SANDOVAL

Pampanga:
 * JUAN G. LAGMAN
 * URBANO D. DIZON

Pangasinan:
 * PASTOR R. M. GOMEZ
 * OVIDIO L. ROUS

Rizal:
 * JUAN ORTEGA
 * NICANOR GARCIA

Samar:
 * PEDRO D. PIDO
 * NARCISO EUFRACIO

Sorsogon:
 * MANUEL ESTIPONA
 * FLORENCIO DIÑO

Sulu:
 * ASAAD USMAN
 * LADISLAO PALMA

Surigao:
 * LINO G. ANCHETA
 * JOSE CORTEZ

Tarlac:
 * RAMON DE LA MERCED
 * ALFREDO CUCHAPIN

Tayabas:
 * TOMAS MORATO
 * PEDRO INSUA

Zambales:
 * BERNARDO FARRALES
 * SIMEON DAMIAN

Zamboanga:
 * NICOLAS B. ENRIQUEZ
 * GERMANICO A. CARREON

City of Manila:
 * LEON G. GUINTO
 * JOSE FIGUERAS

City of San Pablo:
 * FERNANDO BAUTISTA
 * IRINEO D. CORNTISTA

City of Baguio:
 * JOSE M. CARIÑO
 * CIRIACO LOPEZ

City of Cavite:
 * MARCOS VALENTIN, Jr.
 * DEMETRIO ENCARNACION

City of Cebu:
 * BUENAVENTURA M. VELOSO
 * NAPOLEON DEJORAS

City of Davao:
 * EDILBERTO DAVID
 * PEDRO QUITAIN

City of Iloilo:
 * FELIX I. RAMPOLA
 * FORTUNATO R. YBIERNAS

City of Bacolod:
 * NICOLAS I. MISA
 * SIMPLICIO LIZARES

I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Special General Assembly in its session of September 7, 1943.

N. PIMENTEL Secretary

Source: Official Gazette. Manila, Philippines. Vol. 2. Bureau of Printing. 1943. pp. 876–877.