I. Terminologies *Professional – businesslike; conforming to standards of competence, skills, and character in work environment. *Trustee – a person or member of a board with specified legal obligation. *Assume – take as true or sure to happen. *Legislature – the lawmaking branch of government. *Merge – to unite or combine into a whole. II. Historical Background A. The United States intended to occupy the Philippines with the least violence and govern the country with much regard for the interest and welfare of the Filipinos. Their plan was to set up civil government immediately... - Chapter 16 B. STEPS TAKEN BY THE AMERICANS TO ESTABLISH SELF-GOVERNMENT I. Reorganization A. Passage of Cooper Law (Philippine Bill of 1902) ─ This law was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine Assembly, which gave Filipinos the right to be represented in the lawmaking body through their elected delegates to the Assembly. B. a committee was created composed of two Filipino lawyers and three American military officers. This committee: 1) Formulated plans for the reorganization of the municipal government throughout the areas under the American jurisdiction.

1. TRAINING FOR
SELF-GOVERNMENT
(1907-1921)
CHAPTER
17

2. I. TERMINOLOGIES
 Professional – businesslike; conforming to
standards of competence, skills, and character
in work environment.
 Trustee – a person or member of a board with
specified legal obligation.
 Assume – take as true or sure to happen.
 Legislature – the lawmaking branch of
government.
 Merge – to unite or combine into a whole.

3. II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
A. The United States intended to occupy the Philippines
with the least violence and govern the country with
much regard for the interest and welfare of the
Filipinos. Their plan was to set up civil government
immediately... - Chapter 16

4. B. STEPS TAKEN BY THE AMERICANS TO
ESTABLISH
SELF-GOVERNMENT
I. Reorganization
A. Passage of Cooper Law (Philippine Bill of 1902) ─ This law was
responsible for the establishment of the Philippine Assembly,
which gave Filipinos the right to be represented in the
lawmaking body through their elected delegates to the
Assembly.
B. a committee was created composed of two Filipino lawyers and
three American military officers. This committee:
1) Formulated plans for the reorganization of the municipal
government throughout the areas under the American
jurisdiction.

5. 2) The Philippine Commission (which was the lawmaking body
during the early years of American occupation), passed the
Municipal Code Act, which provided the municipal
government to be administrative by the following elected
officials:
―the municipal president.
― the municipal vice-president
― the municipal council
a. passed the Provincial Code Act. The provincial government
was to administer by a board composed of:
― a governor (elected for 2 years)
― a treasurer
― a supervisor (who were both appointed)
b. passed the Civil Service Act. (in 1900), which placed all
government employees (in municipal, provincial, or
national government) under the administrative control of
Bureau of Civil Service. (which was under the control and
supervision of the general-governor.

6. Table 17.1 Filipino government employees,
1903-1921
Year Americans Filipinos Year Americans Filipinos
1903 2,777 2,697 1911 2,633 6,363
1904 3,228 3,377 1912 2,680 6,033
1905 3,307 4,023 1913 2,623 6,363
1906 No data No data 1914 2,148 7,283
1907 2,616 3,902 1915 1,935 7,881
1908 2,479 4,080 1916 1,730 8,725
1909 2,659 4,377 1917 1,310 9,859
1910 2,633 4,981 1918 948 10,866
1919 760 12,047
1920 582 12,561
1921 614 13,240
Officers and Employees Officers and Employees

7. II. Filipinization
A. Appointment of Francis Burton Harrison as Governor-General,
under whose administration, the government service was
Filipinized. His policy, “Philippines for the Filipinos”.
1) Steps were taken to employ as many qualified Filipinos
as there were vacancies in the civil service.
2) Steps were also taken by the Republican administrators
in the central or national government, to give Filipinos
employment: in the subordinate and high positions.
3) He appointed Filipinos instead of Americans to occupy
high administrative positions in the different bureaus of
the government.

8. III. Passage of Jones Law
Jones Act of 1916
A. It stated in the Preamble that the Philippines would be granted
independence “as soon as stable government [could] be
established therein.”
B. The Jones Act provided that the domestic affairs of the
Filipinos should be administered by them so that “they may
be better prepared to fully assume the responsibilities and
enjoy the privileges of complete independence.”
C. It also provided for a government patterned after the United
States.

9. GOVERNMENT
Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
-headed by the
governor-general,
appointed by the
President of USA,
approved by American
Senate.
-vice governor, an
American, appointed in
the same manner as the
governor-general. He
was automatically the
Secretary of Public
instruction.
-compose of two Houses:
the Upper House or the
Senate and the Lower
House or the House of the
Representatives.
-the judicial power
was exercised by the
Supreme Court and
the lower courts of
Justice.
-Supreme Court
justices were
appointed by the
President of USA with
the approval of the
American Senate.

10. The Philippine Legislature under the Jones Law was inaugurated
in Manila on October 16, 1916.
― could pass laws subject to the votes of the American governor-
general and the US President.
The Counsel of State was created by Governor-General Harrison
(upon of suggestion of Speaker Sergio Osmeña, Sr.)
― composed of: governor-general acting as Chairman; Speaker of
the House, Senate President, and the members of the Cabinet.
(pre-dominantly Filipinos)
IV. Passage of The Tydings-McDuffie Act in 1934
― provided for the establishment of a transition government called
The Commonwealth.