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Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines was signed on March 23, 1935.

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Seated, left to right: US Secretary of War George H. Dern[?]; President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the Philippine Senate Manuel L. Quezon

Standing, left to right: US Brigadier General Creed F. Cox[?], Governor General of the Philippine Islands Frank Murphy[?], US Secretary of State Cordell Hull[?], US Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Key Pittman[?], Philippine Resident Commissioner Pedro Guevara[?], Vice President of Philippine National Bank P.I. Manila[?], Representative of the Philippine Legislature Manuel Roxas[?], Philippine Resident Commissioner Francisco A. Delgado[?]

See also: History of the Philippines

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