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The committee was formed to design the Constitution; however, because most Congress members were devout Catholics, Mabini's draft was rejected because it was anti-clerical. Paterno proceeded to present his own proposal, which was rejected as well since it is plagiarised from the Spanish Republican Constitution. In substitute of Apolinario Mabini and Pedro Paterno's proposal to the Malolos Congress, Felipe Calderon and Felipe Buencamino's work was selected. <ref>https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-first-philippine-republic/?fbclid=IwAR01uiTx4rvvapucdE4vjpRLaHqr0czmA0SjdeqAjPEw22Iqs6-e3VvbAU4</ref> Following an extensive debate in the later half of 1898 (i.e the separation of church and state). The Spanish-American War came to an end on December 10, 1898, when the 1898 Treaty of Paris was signed, transferring the Philippines from Spain to the United States. | The committee was formed to design the Constitution; however, because most Congress members were devout Catholics, Mabini's draft was rejected because it was anti-clerical. Paterno proceeded to present his own proposal, which was rejected as well since it is plagiarised from the Spanish Republican Constitution. In substitute of Apolinario Mabini and Pedro Paterno's proposal to the Malolos Congress, Felipe Calderon and Felipe Buencamino's work was selected. <ref>https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-first-philippine-republic/?fbclid=IwAR01uiTx4rvvapucdE4vjpRLaHqr0czmA0SjdeqAjPEw22Iqs6-e3VvbAU4</ref> Following an extensive debate in the later half of 1898 (i.e the separation of church and state). The Spanish-American War came to an end on December 10, 1898, when the 1898 Treaty of Paris was signed, transferring the Philippines from Spain to the United States. | ||
On January 20, 1899, the Malolos Congress officials accepted the written constitution. Aguinaldo ratified it the next day, and on January 23, 1899—by the virtue of Malolos Constitution (Constitución Política de 1899) officially established the First Philippine Republic. Being only the spacious establishment at the time, Barasoain has hosted the historical event. | |||
In commemoration, the “Araw ng Republikang Filipino, 1899” has been remembered every 23rd of January through the proclamation of the late president Benigno Aquino III—with what Maloleños observed as the “Fiesta Republica” to highlight the significance of becoming a Republic. <ref>.https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-first-philippine-republic/?fbclid=IwAR01uiTx4rvvapucdE4vjpRLaHqr0czmA0SjdeqAjPEw22Iqs6-e3VvbAU4</ref> | In commemoration, the “Araw ng Republikang Filipino, 1899” has been remembered every 23rd of January through the proclamation of the late president Benigno Aquino III—with what Maloleños observed as the “Fiesta Republica” to highlight the significance of becoming a Republic. <ref>.https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-first-philippine-republic/?fbclid=IwAR01uiTx4rvvapucdE4vjpRLaHqr0czmA0SjdeqAjPEw22Iqs6-e3VvbAU4</ref> | ||