Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
SEPTEMBER 15, 1898
The Malolos Congress convened for the first time at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo declared the conclusion of the war of liberation against Spain with cheers of Viva from the crowd.
The congress elected its officers with Pedro Paterno as the President of the National Assembly of Representatives, the constituent assembly of the First Philippine Republic.
The Malolos Congress created a committee to draft the constitution, a move opposed by Apolinario Mabini, who came out with his draft but was rejected in favor of Felipe Calderon’s.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
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