The Political Constitution of 1899 is amazing fodder for the ‘what if’ game. Ultimately, the Philippines might not have stuck with the constitution they use today, so it’s worth thinking about what could have been.
Sources:
Calderón, Felipe (1907). Mis memorias sobre la revolución filipina: Segunda etapa, (1898 á 1901). Manila: Imp. de El Renacimiento. p. Appendix I, p. 17. https://archive.org/details/arb8046.0001.001.umich.edu
And of course, the full Constitution - https://lawphil.net/consti/consmalo.html
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