The 1943 Philippine constitution was approved by which body?

• A. American colonial government
• B. Allied occupation under the UN
• C. Kalibapi
• D. Japanese puppet government

Answer: (C)

During the Japanese occupation, the Philippines operated under a puppet regime that sought legitimacy through a new constitution. The document was approved through the political organization that was allowed to dominate the regime’s legislature—Kalibapi. That party-led assembly ratified the 1943 constitution, tying the framework of government to the collaborationist regime under Jose P. Laurel. The other options don’t fit because the American colonial government no longer held authority, there was no Allied occupation under the UN approving the constitution, and while the regime was puppet, the approving body is best identified with Kalibapi’s influence over the assembly.