1.

Cite at least one (1) right of the Filipinos stated in the Article 3, Bill of Rights of
the 1987 Philippine Constitution and explain what it is all about.

“No person shall be deprived with life liberty and property without due
process of the law, nor shall any person be denied with equal protection of the
laws. (Art. III, sec. 1)”
Section 1 is only one sentence, it consist of two parts: (a) the due process clause,
which is the first part, and (b) the equal protection clause. Yet section 1 is so powerful that
even if you delete the entire bill of rights and remain only with section 1, every Filipino
citizen would still be entitle to the entire panoply of human rights.
The due process clause and the equal protection clause is so important, that in the view
of different constitutional experts with tripartite democracy like ours all over the world, even
if you delete the whole bill of rights in the constitution and let section 1 remains, a citizen
already has the protection of the whole constitution regarding human rights.

2. After knowing the salient features the different Philippine Constitutions from 1897
to 1987, provide recommendations and changes that should be made in order to
address problems in the present.

Since International Law is applicable in our country as stated in our Constitution (Art.
II, sec. 2), there must be a clear distinction between International Armed Conflict and Non-
International Armed Conflict to address and enlighten our fellow citizens as the Anti-Terror
Bill has been signed into law. There must be a certain provision on that, since it is applicable
in our country.
To address the said problem, it must be clear for all citizen the distinction of the two
parties as stated in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court so that, the terrorists
and rebel groups in our country will not be legitimized.
Since we are dealing with terrorists and rebel groups in our country (excluding the
different revolutionary organizations ), we are also dealing with Non-International Armed
Conflict. Therefore, these terrorists and rebel groups are not entitled with the rights as stated
in our constitution and International Law such as the Geneva Conventions and the Rome
Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Since we have different revolutionary organizations, there must also be a certain
provision in our constitution differentiating belligerent and insurgent force following the
traditional International Law.