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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES
(SALIGANG BATAS NG PILIPINAS)
This is the supreme law of the Philippines.
The constitution is Currently in effect,enacted in 1987 during the administration
of President Corazon Aquino and is
popularly known as the 1987
constitution
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The Philippine constitutional experts recognizes
three other previous constitutions as having
effectively governed the country. These are:
1. The 1935 Commonwealth Constitution
2. The 1973 constitution
3. The 1986 Freedom Constitution
Constitutions for the Philippines were also drafted
and adopted during the short-lived governments ofPresidents Emilio Aguinaldo (1898) and Jos P.
Laurel (1943).
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In 1986, following the People Power Revolution whichousted Ferdinand Marcos as president, and following on her
own inauguration, Corazn Aquino issued Proclamation No.
3, declaring a national policy to implement the reforms
mandated by the people, protecting their basic rights,
adopting a provisional constitution, and providing for an
orderly translation to a government under a new
constitution.[4] President Aquino later issued Proclamation
No. 9, creating a Constitutional Commission (popularly
abbreviated "Con Com" in the Philippines) to frame a newconstitution to replace the 1973 Constitution which took
effect during the Marcos martial law regime.
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In 1986, following the People Power Revolution
which ousted Ferdinand Marcos as president, andfollowing on her own inauguration, Corazn Aquino
issued Proclamation No. 3, declaring a national policy
to implement the reforms mandated by the people,
protecting their basic rights, adopting a provisionalconstitution, and providing for an orderly translation
to a government under a new constitution.[4]
President Aquino later issued Proclamation No. 9,
creating a Constitutional Commission (popularly
abbreviated "Con Com" in the Philippines) to frame a
new constitution to replace the 1973 Constitution
which took effect during the Marcos martial law
regime.
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The Commission finished the draft charterwithin four months after it was convened. Several
issues were heatedly debated during the sessions,
including on the form of government to adopt, the
abolition of the death penalty, the continued retentionof the Clark and Subic American military bases, and the
integration of economic policies into the Constitution.
Brocka would walk out of the Commission before its
completion, and two other delegates would dissentfrom the final draft. The ConCom completed their task
on 12 October 1986 and presented the draft
constitution to President Aquino on October 15, 1986.
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After a period of nationwide information
campaign, a plebiscite for its ratification was held
on February 2, 1987. More than three-fourths of all
votes cast, 76.37% (or 17,059,495 voters) favored
ratification as against 22.65% (or 5,058,714 voters)
who voted against ratification. On 11 February
1987, the new constitution was proclaimed ratified
and took effect. On that same day, Aquino, theother government officials, and the Armed Forces
of the Philippines pledged allegiance to the
Constitution.
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A preamble is an introductory and
expressionary statement in a document that
explains the document's purpose and
underlying philosophy. When applied to the
opening paragraphs of a statute, it mayrecite historical facts pertinent to the subject
of the statute. It is distinct from the long
title or enacting formula of a law.
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The Preamble reads:
PREAMBLEWe, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the
aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and
humane society, and establish a Government that
shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote
the common good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our
posterity, the blessings of independence and
democracy under the rule of law and a regime of
truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,
do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
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The Constitution is divided into 18 parts, excluding the Preamble, which are called
Articles. The Articles are as follows:
Article I - National Territory
Article II - Declaration of Principles and State Policies
Article III - Bill of RightsArticle IV - Citizenship
Article V - Suffrage
Article VI - Legislative Department
Article VII - Executive Department
Article VIII - Judicial Department
Article IX - Constitutional Commission
Article X - Local Government
Article XI - Accountability of Public Officers
Article XII - National Economy and Patrimony
Article XIII - Social Justice and Human Rights
Article XIV - Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports
Article XV - The Family
Article XVI - General Provisions
Article XVII - Amendments or Revisions
Article XVIII - Transitory Provisions