, ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁officially ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁actual ▁( in ▁contrast ▁to ▁prov is ional ▁or ▁prepar atory ) ▁government , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Republic . ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Republic ▁explicitly ▁stated ▁the ▁government ▁minist ries ▁to ▁be ▁formed . ▁ ▁Pat erno ▁Cab inet ▁( May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁- ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Pedro ▁Pat erno ▁- ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁ ▁Leon ▁Ma . ▁Gu err ero ▁- ▁Agricult ure , ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Com merce ▁ ▁Hugo ▁Il agan ▁- ▁Fin ance ▁ ▁F eli pe ▁Buen cam ino ▁- ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁ ▁Sever ino ▁de ▁las ▁Al as ▁- ▁Inter ior ▁ ▁Agu edo ▁Vel arde ▁- ▁Public ▁Inst ruction ▁ ▁Max imo ▁Pat erno ▁- ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁ ▁Mar iano ▁Tri as ▁- ▁National ▁Def ense ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁Islands ▁Under ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Commission , ▁and ▁then ▁after ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Legisl ature ▁established ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁legisl ature , ▁the ▁American ▁colonial ▁government ▁established ▁cabinet ▁offices ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁that ▁continued ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁Executive ▁power ▁was ▁w ield ed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Among ▁cabinet ▁officials , ▁Filip inos ▁and ▁Americans ▁held ▁various ▁posts , ▁except ▁for ▁that ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Public ▁Inst ruction , ▁which ▁was ▁reserved ▁for ▁an