<P> A Constitutional Convention was convened in Manila on July 30 , 1934 . On February 8 , 1935 , the 1935 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines was approved by the convention by a vote of 177 to 1 . The constitution was approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 23 , 1935 and ratified by popular vote on May 14 , 1935 . </P>
the constitution used by the philippine government from the commonwealth period until 1973
the 1935 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines