Preamble – 1987 Philippines

Explanation English, Tagalog

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The Preamble is the first part of the 1987 Constitution of the

Republic of the Philippines. Every Filipino must know the Preamble
and know its meaning by heart. Most students in college who study
law and political science, memorize the Preamble as it is the
introductory part of studying the Philippine Constitution and it is also
important to master its words and meaning behind it.

Every word is beautiful and meaningful. We also share the Tagalog

or Filipino version of Preamble below.

The 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 democracy under the rule of law and a regime
of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and
promulgate this Constitution.

Preamble Tagalog Version

Kami, ang nakapangyayaring sambayanang Pilipino, na humihingi
ng tulong sa Makapangyarihang Diyos, upang bumuo ng isang
makatarungan at makataong lipunan at magtatag ng isang
Pamahalaan nakakatawan sa aming mga mithiin at mga lunggatiin,
magtataguyod ng kabutihan sa bawat isa, mangangalaga at
magpapaunlad ng aming kamanahan, at titiyak para saming sarili
at angkanang susunod ng mga biyaya ng kalayaan at demokrasya
sa ilalim ng pananaig ng batas at ng pamamahalang puspos ng
katotohanan, katarungan, kalayaan, pag-ibig, pagkakapantay-
pantay at kapayapaan, ay naglalagda at naghahayag ng
Konstitusyong ito.

Preamble Meaning
The preamble is the most important part of a constitution.
Read more at https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2005/11/06/305462/what-
are-preambles-for#fPvxAxP8bVLsl8xR.99Every word in the Preamble is
meaningful. It encourages love and passion for our country, the
Philippines. It shows significant messages about our deep roles and
responsibilities to every Filipino and the society. As a free nation,
we must act and spend our liberty with responsibility focusing on
love of country, peace and unity.

Tell us what you think about the Preamble. Do you think it still define
every Filipino nowadays? Share your views in the comments below.

The preamble of the Constitution provides that we should establish a Government which shall
"conserve and develop our patrimony." Our "patrimony" includes our public forests, mangroves,
wildlife, and flora and fauna which should be conserved, protected and renewed.

This bill is submitted honoring the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It is a
mechanism to help the sustainable development of the Philippine environment. It provides for a
classification and percentage allocation of public forests. Protected public forests are envisioned
to comprise at least sixty percent of all public forests. Production forests are proposed to
comprise hot more than twenty percent and agro-forestry projects to cover not more than
twenty percent of public forests. It is estimated that there are about 15 million hectares of
public forest land.

The objective of this bill is to rehabilitate public forest lands and revert areas 'presently denuded
and eroded to become living thriving forest reserves