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Jan 21, 2021 · With all its shortcomings and its limited scope compared to subsequent Philippine constitutions, the Malolos Constitution remains the standard not only because it is the constitution of what is considered as the first republic in Asia. It was an example of a constitution that emulated not only the best of what the world had to offer but also ...
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the constitution or the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987.
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- NATIONAL TERRITORY. The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas.
- DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES PRINCIPLES. Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
- BILL OF RIGHTS.
- CITIZENSHIP. Section 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines: Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution;
1987 CONSTITUTION. 1973 CONSTITUTION. 1935 CONSTITUTION. Preamble. We, 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 ...
The aspirations written into the post-authoritarian Constitution of the Philippines are rooted in its pre-authoritarian history. The Philippines is one of Asia’s longest-standing democracies. However, for many decades it was a deeply flawed democracy, substantially controlled (and plundered) by a small class of landowning elites.
- Surabhi Chopra
- 2021
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines | The ...
The decision was finally made as to what constitution to adopt a month after the EDSA Revolution. On March 25, 1986, President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3 suspending certain provisions of the 1973 Constitution and promulgating in its stead a transitory constitution to pave the way for a new charter to replace the 1973 Constitution. This ...
