 During his first visit to the Philippines on May 6, 1943, Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō promised to return independence to the Philippines as part of its propaganda of Pan-Asianism ("Asia for the Asians").This prompted the KALIBAPI to create the Preparatory Committee for Philippine Independence on June 19, 1943.A draft constitution was formed by the Preparatory Commission for Independence, consisting of 20 members from the KALIBAPI.