1987 ConstitutionProposed Constitution(House Committee Working Draft)Remarks
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring theaid of Almighty God, in order to build a just andhumane society and establish a Government thatshall embody our ideals and aspirations, promotethe common good, conserve and develop ourpatrimony, and secure to ourselves and ourposterity the blessings of independence anddemocracy under the rule of law and a regime oftruth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring theaid of Almighty God, in order to build a just andhumane society and establish a Government thatshall embody our ideals and aspirations, promotethe common good, conserve and develop ourpatrimony, and secure to ourselves and ourposterity the blessings of independence anddemocracy under the rule of law and a regime oftruth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.The national territory comprises the Philippinearchipelago, with all the islands and watersembraced therein, and all other territories overwhich the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial andaerial domains, including its territorial sea, theseabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, andother submarine areas. The waters aroundbetween, the connecting the islands of thearchipelago, regardless of their breadth anddimensions, from part of the internal waters of thePhilippines.The national territory comprises the Philippinearchipelago, with all the islands and watersembraced therein, and all other territories overwhich the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction,
and/or historic right or legal title
,consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, and aerialdomains, including its territorial sea, the seabed,the subsoil, the insular shelves, and othersubmarine areas. The waters around, between,and connecting the islands of the archipelago,regardless of their breadth and dimensions, formpart of the internal waters of the Philippines.
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: "and/or historic right or legal title"
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1987 CONSTITUTIONAS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Prepared by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
PreambleARTICLE lNational Territory
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