RIPH Unit 4 A Lesson 1

UNIT 4-A Lesson 1
Navigate to https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions and examine the various constitutions of

the Philippines across the different periods and do the task provided in the matrix below. Give at least
one comparison (similarity) and one contrast (difference) on each of the three points indicated.
Points of Comparison / Contrast
Constitution The National Territory Bill of Rights Citizenship
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1935 Similarity: A set of individual right "Those who are

Constitution Through the years in involves political, socio- citizens of the country
the constitution, the economic, civil, and at the time of the
article for the National accused rights mainly adaptation of the
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Territory declaration has established by the 1935 constitution," the initial
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been essential as the constitution. Under the 1st constant criterion
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first one in the section of article III, there throughout the
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principles of the are 21 enumerated rights progress of the
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organization. Spain and which became the constitution under the
America, the two succeeding constitutions requirement of Article
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colonizers of the and blueprint for the format, IV as a standard form

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Philippines set to depart the recurring sections such for recognizing a

from the as: Philippine citizen.
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 “No person shall be

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government. The By being a child of a

deprived of life, liberty, or
administration claimed Filipino mother and/or
property without due
the boundaries and father could also be
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process of law, nor shall

scope of jurisdiction of granted through
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any person be denied the

the country. naturalization which
equal protection of the
recognized as an
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laws,”
Difference: individual citizen. For
 “No law impairing the
Stated from the third only those whose
obligation of contracts
article of the Treaty of parents had been
shall be passed,”
Paris, the Philippines elected to public office
 “Private property shall not
context in the 1935 in the country had to
be taken for public use
constitution was the be granted, reflecting
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shifting phase of the without just the colonized state of
country from the compensation,” our country at that
colonial system of  “The privacy of time, adhered to the
America to a nation’s communication and principle of jus soli.
independence. correspondence shall not
However, the
However, there are be invaded…”
Philippine citizenship
authorize agreements
And so on, it is still may be lost or
and policies needed to
essentially being exercised reacquired according
validate and establish
and fought for today. Initially to the Section 2.
to gain the ownership of
in the 1987 version.
the Philippine
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Archipelago.
Although some of the terms
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were shortened and
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due to revisions and
modifications over time, two
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to the 1973 constitution,

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while the 1987 constitution

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explained the details.

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1943 Similarity: The term Section 1 of this Constitution The first declaration
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Constitution ‘national territory’ was in provides provision of military and the adoption of
the 'Article I: Republic and civil services, the the Constitution
of the Philippines,' in payment of taxes and public recognizes that the
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which it asserted the charges, and the Filipinos are those

sovereignty of the involvement of citizens in a who are citizens at the
country over the area in useful job, occupation, or time along with their
which it is situated. profession. At this point, the descendants and
placement, the name of the those who are
Difference: article, and the contents of naturalized while the
Nevertheless, it did not the Bill of Rights have other considerations
provide for a specific shifted quite radically from have been omitted
article focusing on the the point of view of the from the article
national territory since it handing of the mandated pursuant to Article VI,
was established under responsibility or duty as a with 2 sections and
the Puppet Government citizen as indicated in the determining factors
at the time of Japanese title. reduced from 5 to 2
occupation. only.
Four important sections
were left out with regard to
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of a person from violations
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by the government, such as
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of the 1935 version
compared to the other three
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constitutions.
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The word "administrative

tribunals" was added in
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section 10, while

constraining the
freedom/liberty matters
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referred to in section 11.

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Nevertheless, most of the

preceding sections were
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retained in 1935. Subjecting

it to restrictions "as may be
imposed by law in the
interests of peace, morals,
health, safety or public
security."
1973 1935 Qualifications
ARTICLE I ARTICLE IV
Constitution Structure was
The content of the 1973
reintroduced by the
Similarities: The scope
constitution was consistent
1973 version. They
and boundary of the
with the material and
added two more
Philippine territory was
provisions of the 1935
sections to provide
further defined in this
version but introduced new
clearer conditions and
version by listing the
subsections known as
revised the Section
specific areas that it
Section 4 which enhanced
One subsections into a
comprises—land,
the definitions and further
simplified statement.
waters, other lands
clarified the terms under the
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belonging to a country
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23 sections pursuant to
Once again, the Jus
with a historic & legal
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Article IV. The amendments
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sanguinis principle
title, territorial sea, air
made to that constitution
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recognizes and
space, subsoil, seabed,
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clarifies the
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insular shelves, and
1987 version. 6 and 16, the
technicalities with
submerged areas. It
two additional sections
regard to the choice of
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also included the

affirm the right to speedy
citizenship by
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waters within the

disposition of the case of a
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reference to the 1935

openings and
person, traceability, and
Constitution. A
surroundings of our
availability of public
condition for a Filipino
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island.
information.
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woman citizen to
Difference: It is marry an alien or a
currently more foreign citizen has
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comprehensive and been established, with

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formal, though it no the option of retaining

longer refers to the or revoking her
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affiliation or agreement nationality according

with colonizers. to Section 2. The term
"natural-born citizen"
was finally defined and
considered.
1987 The 1987 Bill of Rights
Some of the terms have It is now made up of
Constitution adapted and worked on
been transformed into four determining
what had already been laid
quite vivid words, such factors that are much
down in the previous
as territorial, fluvial and the same as the
constitution, as we know
aerial domain. The initiatives discussed in
Article III, with 22 sections.
structure and content of the preceding
the article is almost the constitution, including
As stated in the first part,
same as the that it set a date
this version set out in detail,
Constitution of (before January 17,
set out the scope, noted the
1973. Perhaps it 1973) as set out in the
limitations, and made the bill
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established previous constitution
freer and more guided. They
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deducted section 7 (1973)
responsibilities and the 1987 constitution
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which could be observed
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rights of being in that
states that 'the right to form
consists of 5 sections,
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property. section 4 of which
associations or societies for
amends the 'female' to
purposes not contrary to the
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'citizens' procedure on
law shall not be abridged,'
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citizenship status
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and revised to 'the right of

when one is married to
people, including those
an alien, while section
employed in the public and
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5 indicates opposition
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private sectors, to form

on dual allegiance
unions, associations or
which is damagingl to
societies for purposes not
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the interest of the

contrary to the law shall not
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public.
be abridged,' as we see in
section 8 of this segment.
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Because it was approved

under Marcos' dictatorship,
sections on the rights of the
accused, civil and political,
have been further amplified
to prevent abuses such as
those raised in Sections 11-
19 in particular.
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UNIT 4-A Lesson 1

Navigate to https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions and examine the various constitutions of

1935 Similarity: A set of individual right "Those who are

colonizers of the and blueprint for the format, IV as a standard form

Philippines set to depart the recurring sections such for recognizing a

 “No person shall be

government. The By being a child of a

process of law, nor shall

any person be denied the

more sections were added

to the 1973 constitution,

while the 1987 constitution

explained the details.

which it asserted the charges, and the Filipinos are those

The word "administrative

section 10, while

referred to in section 11.

Nevertheless, most of the

retained in 1935. Subjecting

also included the

waters within the

reference to the 1935

comprehensive and been established, with

formal, though it no the option of retaining

affiliation or agreement nationality according

and revised to 'the right of

private sectors, to form

the interest of the

Because it was approved

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