Name:Car

lAl
exi
sSaul
an
Subj
ect
:NSTP

Block/Year
:1BSEDFI L-
B
Teacher:Mari
fiBet
it
o

Sel
f-
Check:ThePhi
li
ppi
neConst
it
uti
on

Def
ineaConst
it
uti
on.

Answer
:AConst
it
uti
onist
hesupremel
awofthel
and.I
tist
hebasi
c
str
uct
urewhi
chdefi
nest
hepowersoft
hest
ateandri
ght
sandduti
esofi
ts
ci
ti
zens.

Whoar
etheci
ti
zensoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nes?
 

Answer:Thosewhosef ather
sormot her
sareci
ti
zensoft hePhil
ippi
nes;
Thosebornbef oreJanuary17, 1973,
ofFi
li
pinomothers,whoelect
Phil
i
ppinecit
izenshipuponr eachingt
heageofmajorit
y;and.Thosewho
arenat
urali
zedi naccordanceofl aw.

I
fthePhil
ippi
neConsti
tut
ionmandatesthebil
lofRight
softheFil
ipi
no
peopl
e,whatdoyouthi
nki sourr
eci
procalobl
igat
ionoftheSt
ate?

Answer:Ouronlyobli
gat
ionistoobeythelawsasitst
atedinthe
Consti
tut
ion.The“Stat
e”i
st hepeopl
e.Ademocr acyi
sagov er
nmentofthe
peopl
e,bythepeopleandf ort
hepeople.Theprobl
em wit
hthepresent
administrati
onisthattheyconsiderthemselvesdi
ffer
entfr
om t
hepeople
whoputt hem inoff
iceandaregunghot ochangetheveryl
awsthatgot
them electedintooffi
ce.Theythinkthatthepeopl
eareobli
gat
edtofoll
ow
them ratherthantheotherwayar ound.

Whataret
hedif
fer
entv
aluescont
ainedi
nthePr
eambl
eoft
hePhi
l
ippi
ne
Const
it
uti
on?
 *

THE1987CONSTI TUTIONTHECONSTI TUTIONOFTHEREPUBLI COFTHE

PHI LI
PPINESPREAMBLEWe, thesover
eignFil
ipinopeople,imploringthe
ai
dofAl mightyGod, i
nordertobui l
dajustandhumanesoci et
yand
establi
shaGov ernmentthatshallembodyouri dealsandaspirations,
promot ethecommongood, conserveanddevelopourpat r
imony ,and
securetoour selv
esandourpost eri
tyt
heblessingsofindependenceand
democr acyundert heruleoflawandar egimeoft ruth,
just
ice,freedom,
l
ov e,equali
ty,andpeace, doordainandpromulgatet hi
sConstitution.

Byliv
ingaccor di
ngtogoodciti
zenshi
pval
ueswhichwecander iv
ef r
om the
preambleoft heConsti
tut
ion-Fai
thinGod,Uni
ty,
Patri
oti
sm,Wor k,
Respect
forLi
fe,RespectforLawandGov ernment
,Trut
h,Justi
ce,
Freedom,Love,
Equali
ty,Peace,Promoti
onoftheCommonGood, Concer
nfortheFamily
andFutureGener ati
ons