PERTINENT PROVISIONS
Article I on NATIONAL TERRITORY.
The national territory comprises thePhilippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and allother 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. The watersaround, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.
Section 1 ARTICLE II on DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATEPOLICY
. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereigntyresides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
Section 25 ARTICLE II on DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATEPOLICIES
. The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments
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Section 21 ARTICLE VII on EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
. No treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred in by at leasttwo-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.
Section 1 Article X on LOCAL GOVERNMENT
. The territorial and politicalsubdivisions of the Republic of the Philippines are the provinces, cities,municipalities, and barangays. There shall be autonomous regions in MuslimMindanao and the Cordilleras as hereinafter provided.
Section 2 ARTICLE X
. The territorial and political subdivisions shall enjoy localautonomy.3
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