Engie Lee Report History

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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

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