[Proposition: “THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE PHILIPPINES MUST HAVE A

NEW CONSTITUTION.”]

A constitution is a collection of fundamental ideas or precedents that serve as the

legal foundation for a polity, organization, or other form of institution and, in many cases,
decide how that entity is to be governed. A constitution is a combination of legal and
political principles that are enforceable by everyone in the country, including regular
legislative bodies. It involves the form and operation of government institutions, political
principles, and citizen rights. Also, constitution is backed by widespread public support. It
is more difficult to amend than ordinary and lastly, meet the globally recognized standards
for a democratic system in terms of representation and human rights, at the very least.

The Philippine Constitution is founded on key concepts that contribute to ensure

people sovereignty in government. If the Articles of Confederation were not working,
therefore the constitution imposed those boundaries so citizens knew what their
government is permitted to do and what it is not authorized to do. In the present day, we
are under the 1987 Constitution which was the freedom constitution, commonly known as
Proclamation No. 3, s.

Now, do the Philippines needs a new constitution? Philippines is a free country or

in other word, democratic country. We are free to do whatever we want guided by the law,
rules and regulations implemented. We don’t need a new constitution but rather, we need
to fix our system in order to have a better way of life wherein everyone respects each
other as well as they respect the laws under the Philippine Constitution. What’s the point
of having constitution when the laws implemented under it is not being followed by the
citizens together with the officials that makes and implements the law? A constitution
establishes three primary bodies: a legislative that adopts laws, an executive that puts
the law into effect, and a judiciary that ensures that the law is followed. It also defines
how power will be distributed among the three. These primary bodies of the constitution
should be the part where fixing is needed and the rest will follow. Maybe, as time pass
by, and as the officials are a lot better leaders, we could have a new constitution.
 Studying the Constitution is crucial because each generation needs to understand
not just the Constitution's rights and benefits, but also its citizens' responsibilities.
Furthermore, the Constitution enables students to recall and accept their basic rights as
citizens, as well as the fundamental ideals that govern our society. By minimizing the
teaching of Filipino, Panitikan, and the Constitution, young learners are robbing
themselves of their soul as citizens and future leaders.