# 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.
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