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18 document(s) in 1986 Draft Constitution
ARTICLE IX, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE IX, October 15, 1986 ] CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS A. COMMON PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The Constitutional Commissions, which shall be independent, are the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Elections, and the Commission on Audit. SECTION 2. No Member of a Constitutional Commission shall, during his tenure, hold any other office or employment. Neither shall he engage in the practi…
ARTICLE XV, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XV, October 15, 1986 ] THE FAMILY SECTION 1. The State recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development. SECTION 2. Marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of the family and shall be protected by the State. SECTION 3. The State shall defend : (1) The righ…
ARTICLE XVIII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XVIII, October 15, 1986 ] TRANSITORY PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The first elections of the Members of the Congress under this Constitution shall be held on the second Monday of May, 1987. The first local elections shall be held on a date to be determined by the President, which may be simultaneous with the election of the Members of the Congress. It shall include the election of all Member…
ARTICLE V, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE V, October 15, 1986 ] SUFFRAGE SECTION 1. Suffrage may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen years of age, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place wherein they propose to vote for at least six months immediately preceding the election. No literacy, property, or other subs…
ARTICLE I, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE I, October 15, 1986 ] 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 sub…
ARTICLE XII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XII, October 15, 1986 ] NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PATRIMONY SECTION 1. The goals of the national economy are a more equitable distribution of opportunities, income, and wealth; a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people; and an expanding productivity as the key raising the quality of life for all, especially the underprivile…
ARTICLE IV, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE IV, October 15, 1986 ] CITIZENSHIP SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines : (1) Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution; (2) Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines; (3) Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority…
ARTICLE X, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE X, October 15, 1986 ] LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The territorial and political subdivisions of the Republic of the Philippines are the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays. There shall be autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras as hereinafter provided. SECTION 2. The territorial and political subdivisions shall enjoy local autonomy. …
ARTICLE VI, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE VI, October 15, 1986 ] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. SECTION 2. The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the q…
ARTICLE XIV, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XIV, October 15, 1986 ] EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTURE, AND SPORTS EDUCATION SECTION 1. The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. SECTION 2. The State shall : (1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated syste…
ARTICLE II, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE II, October 15, 1986 ] 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. SECTION 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law …
ARTICLE XIII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XIII, October 15, 1986 ] SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS SECTION 1. The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect and enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social, economic, and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities by equitably diffusing wealth and political power for the common good. To this end, the State …
ARTICLE XVI, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XVI, October 15, 1986 ] GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The flag of the Philippines shall be red, white, and blue, with a sun an three stars, as consecrated and honored by the people and recognized by law. SECTION 2. The Congress may, by law, adopt a new name for the country, a national anthem, or a national seal, which shall all be truly reflective and symbolic of the ideals, history, …
ARTICLE VIII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE VIII, October 15, 1986 ] JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable, and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of disc…
ARTICLE XVII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XVII, October 15, 1986 ] AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS SECTION 1. Any amendment to, or revision of, this Constitution may be proposed by: (1) The Congress, upon a vote of three-fourths of all its Members; or (2) A constitutional convention. SECTION 2. Amendments to this Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the people through initiative upon a petition of at least twelve per ce…
ARTICLE VII, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE VII, October 15, 1986 ] EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The executive power shall be vested in the President of the Philippines. SECTION 2. No person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years…
ARTICLE III, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE III, October 15, 1986 ] BILL OF RIGHTS SECTION 1. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. SECTION 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be i…
ARTICLE XI, October 15, 1986
[ ARTICLE XI, October 15, 1986 ] ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS SECTION 1. Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives. SECTION 2. The President, the Vice-President, the Members of the Supreme Cour…