A revolutionary congress is convened at Malolos,…
1888 CE to 1899 CE
A revolutionary congress is convened at Malolos, a market town located thirty-two kilometers north of Manila, for the purpose of drawing up a constitution for the new republic on September 15, 1898.
A document is approved by the congress on November 29, 1898.
Modeled on the constitutions of France, Belgium, and Latin American countries, it is promulgated at Malolos on January 21, 1899, and two days later Aguinaldo is inaugurated as president.