The government was to appoint commissioners to carry these regulations into effect.
On June 20 Aguinaldo issued his regulations for the government of provinces and municipalities [363] as supplemental to the decree of two days before.

It went into the details of government, under the following heads: police, justice, taxation and registration of property.
On June 23 he proclaimed the establishment of a revolutionary government, with himself as "president." In this capacity he had all the powers of the Spanish governor-general, unhampered by any orders from Spain.

It is true that the scheme provided for the eventual formation of a republic, but it is doubtful if the people who drew it up really knew what that word meant.

What was provided for in practice was a strong and highly centralized military dictatorship, in which, under the form of election, provision was made for the filling of all offices by men devoted to the group which had seized control.
According to this decree the dictatorial government was in future to be entitled the revolutionary government.

Its duty was to struggle for the independence of the Philippines in order to estabish a true republic.