THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

What is constitution?

A constitution is a system for

government, codified as a written
document, which contains
fundamental laws and principles.

It usually contains fundamental

political principles, and
establishes the structure,
procedures, powers and duties of a
government.
-The Constitution of the Philippines is the
supreme law of the Philippines.
-The Constitution currently in effect was
enacted in 1987, during the administration
of President Corazon C. Aquino, and is
popularly known as the "1987 Constitution―.
Philippine constitutional law experts
recognize the other previous constitutions
as having effectively governed the country —

Historical Constitution:
Malolos Constitution (1899)
Commonwealth and Third Republic (1935)
Japanese Sponsored Republic (1943)
Martial Law Constitution (1973)
Freedom Constitution (1986)
 Malolos Constitution (1899)
-First republic-

The Malolos Constitution was the first republican

constitution in Asia. It declared that sovereignty
resides exclusively in the people, stated basic
civil rights, separated the church and state, and
called for the creation of an Assembly of
Representatives to act as the legislative body.

It also called for a Presidential form of

government with the president elected for a term of
four years by a majority of the Assembly. It was
titled "Constitución política", and was written in
Spanish following the declaration of independence
from Spain, proclaimed on January 20, 1899, and was
enacted and ratified by the Malolos Congress, a
Congress held in Malolos, Bulacan.
 Commonwealth Republic (1935)
-1935 Constitution-

The 1935 Constitution was written in

1934,approved and adopted by the Commonwealth of
the Philippines (1935–1946) and later used by the
Third Republic of the Philippines (1946–1972).

It was written with an eye to meeting the

approval of the United States Government as well,
so as to ensure that the U.S. would live up to
its promise to grant the Philippines independence
and not have a premise to hold onto its
possession on the grounds that it was too
politically immature and hence unready for full,
real independence.
 Japanese Sponsored Republic (1943)
-Third Philippine Republic-

The 1943 Constitution of the Republic of the

Philippines , composed of a preamble and twelve
articles, creates a Republican state with a
powerful executive branch and subordinate
legislative and judicial branches.

The executive power is vested in the President,

who is to be elected by the members of the
National Assembly from among themselves. The
President is the head of government, and
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
 Martial Law Constitution (1973)
-1973 Constitution of the Philippines-

The 1973 Constitution, promulgated after Marcos

declaration of martial law, was supposed to
introduce a parliamentary-style government.

Legislative power was vested in a National

Assembly whose members were elected for six-year
terms. The President was ideally supposed to be
elected as the symbolic and purely ceremonial
head of state from the Members of the National
Assembly for a six-year term and could be re-
elected to an unlimited number of terms.
 Freedom Constitution (1986)
-1987 Constitution of the Philippines-

Following the EDSA People Power Revolution that

removed President Ferdinand E. Marcos from
office, the new President, Corazon C. Aquino
issued Proclamation No. 3 as aprovisional
constitution.

It adopted certain provisions from the 1973

constitution and granted the President broad
powers to reorganize the government and remove
officials from office, and mandated that the
president would appoint a commission to draft a
new constitution.
 Basic Principles Underlying of the
New Constitution

1.Recognition of the Aid of Almighty God

2. Sovereignty of the People
3. Renunciation of war as an instrument of
national policy
4. Supremacy of civilian authority over
the military
5. Separation of Church and State
6. Recognition of the importance of the
family as basic social institution and of
the vital role of youth in nation building
7. Guarantee of human rights
8. Government through suffrage
 Basic Principles Underlying of the
New Constitution

9. Separation of Power
10. Independence of Judiciary
11. Guarantee of local autonomy
12. High sense of public service morality
and accountability
13. Nationalization of natural resources
and certain private enterprises affected
by public Interest
14. Non – suability of the state
15. Rule of the majority
16. Government of laws and not men.
 PARTS OF THE CONSTITUTION

-PREAMBLE
-18 ARTICLES
 Preamble of the 1987 Constitution

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.
 Articles of the 1987 Constitution

Article I - National Territory

Article II - Declaration of Principles and
State Policies
Article III - Bill of Rights
Article IV - Citizenship
Article V - Suffrage
Article VI - Legislative Department
Article VII - Executive Department
Article VIII - Judicial Department
Article IX - Constitutional Commission
 Articles of the 1987 Constitution

Article X - Local Government

Article XI - Accountability of Public
Officers
Article XII - National Economy and Patrimony
Article XIII - Social Justice and Human
Rights
Article XIV - Education, Science and
Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports
Article XV - The Family
Article XVI - General Provisions
Article XVII - Amendments or Revisions
Article XVIII - Transitory Provisions