▁American , ▁specifically , ▁the ▁Vice ▁Governor - General . ▁ ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁With ▁aut onomy ▁achieved , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁appointed ▁the ▁cabinet ▁members . ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁Executive ▁Commission ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁directive ▁from ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Executive ▁Commission ▁assumed ▁administrative ▁responsibility ▁over ▁government ▁in ▁Japanese - occup ied ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁War ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁war ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁cabinet ▁port fol ios ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁war ▁cabinet . ▁The ▁war ▁cabinet ▁system ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁several ▁sometimes . ▁ ▁Second ▁Republic ▁The ▁Second ▁Republic ▁replaced ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Executive ▁Commission . ▁Cab inet ▁officials ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁commission ers ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁minister s . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁was ▁restored ▁on ▁Philipp ine ▁soil ▁in ▁October , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁formally ▁restored ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁its ▁authority ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Third ▁Republic ▁After ▁recognition ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁former ▁Commonwealth ▁now ▁as ▁a ▁Republic ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Constitution ▁continues ▁its ▁function ▁stated ▁there in ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁Mar cos ▁declared ▁Mart ial ▁Law ▁and ▁w ield ed ▁dict atorial ▁rule . ▁ ▁Four th ▁Republic ▁In ▁ 1