Commonwealth of the Philippines Oath of Office I, MANUEL L. QUEZON, of Baler, Province of Tayabas, having been elected and proclaimed President of the Philippines, hereby solemnly swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as President of the Philippines, preserve and defend its Constitution, execute its laws, do justice to every man and consecrate myself to the service of the Nation; and I hereby declare that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America in the Philippines and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto. So help me God. PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING THE COMMONWEALTH By direction of the President of the United States of America, I, GEORGE H. DERN, Secretary of War of the United States of America, do hereby promulgate the Proclamation of the President of the United States of America announcing the results of the election held in the Philippines on September 17, 1935, for the purpose of electing officers of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; and I do hereby announce that the heretofore existing government of the Philippines is now terminated, and that the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, in entering upon its rights, privileges, powers, and duties as provided under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the laws of the United States of America, is the successor to the heretofore existing Philippine Government and to all the rights and obligations thereof. Done at the City of Manila at 8:58 o'clock a. m. on the fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. |