Constitution of the Philippines

Constitution of Republic of the Philippines Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas
Overview
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Created	October 12, 1986
Presented	October 15, 1986
Ratified	February 2, 1987
Date effective	February 2, 1987[1]
System	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Government structure
Branches	3 (executive, legislative, judiciary)
Chambers	Bicameral (Congress) • Senate • House of Representatives
Executive	President
Judiciary	Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law.
Federalism	No
Electoral college	No
History
First legislature	July 27, 1987
First executive	June 30, 1992
Amendments	None (See Proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution)
Location	Legislative Archives, Library and Museum, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City
Commissioned by	Revolutionary Government of Corazon Aquino
Author(s)	Constitutional Commission of 1986
Signatories	47 of the 48 commissioners
Supersedes	Presidential Proclamation No. 3

The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the constitution or the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987.

Three other constitutions have effectively governed the country in its history: the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution, the 1973 Constitution, and the 1986 Freedom Constitution.

The earliest constitution establishing a "Philippine Republic", the 1899 Malolos Constitution, was never fully implemented throughout the Philippines and did not establish a state that was internationally recognized, due in great part to the eruption of the Philippine–American War.