THE

PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
part 2

Presented by Cliff Vincent T. Torres

 Today's
Topic Highlights Outline
What is a Constitution?
Nature of the Philippine Constitution
Purpose of the Philippine Constitution
Function of the Philippine Constitution
 The word "Constitution" is derived from the verb to "constitute"
which according to the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, means,
among other things, "to set up, ordain, appoint, frame, form,
make up or compose". The term constitution therefore literally
means the action of constituting, framing or establishing
something. A national constitution therefore is defined by the
same dictionary as: "The system or body of fundamental
principles according to which a nation, state or body politic is
constituted and governed." A constitution is the most
important law of a nation or state because it allocates the
distribution and limiting of powers to is three departments to

What is a secure the character and conception of its government.

Therefore, it is a set of basic principles and laws upon which
the state is organised and which establishes the major organs

constitution? of government, defines their functions and powers and

relationship amongst them, and sets out the rights and duties
of the citizens.
 “A Constitution is, broadly, a set of rules, written or unwritten,
that seek to establish the duties, powers and functions of the
various institutions of government; regulate the relationships
between the state and the individual.” (Heywood, 2013)

“Constitutions are (usually) written texts … that were adopted

in quite varied social, political, and geopolitical circumstances.
A polity can reach for the instrument of a written constitution,

What is a indeed, with a wide range of purposes in view: Constitutions

can be transformative, preservative, or even revolutionary.”

constitution?
(Ginsburg and Huq, 2016)
 The nature of a Constitution can be define as the
relationship of the government and its people. Each
state have their own version of Preamble and Articles
which makes their constitution unique. It's not
acceptable to have a state to exist without a
constitution defining the relationship of the people who
govern the state and people who completed the state
itself.

“The 1987 Constitution is a codified or written

constitution setting out the framework for the
establishment and government of the Republic of the
Philippines. In its nature as a constitution, it established

NATURE OF THE the Republic of the Philippines as a ‘democratic and

republican State’ where ‘sovereignty resides in the

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people and all government authority emanates from
them.’”

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 The purpose of the Philippine Constitution
dictate permanent framework of the government
to form a more perfect union to establish justice
and ensure peace of the nation, constitution
provide principles how the government can run
itself, following the rules and laws written in the
constitution of each state keeps them balanced
PURPOSE OF and effective government to the state and
people.
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 The function of the Philippine Constitution is to
ensure the balance between the government and
the people residing in the Philippines. The
Philippine Constitution also acts as a protective
barrier between the right and wrongs in the the
society from the different rights and duties of
each individual residing in the state; from those
FUNCTION OF people with power to those with none.

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THANK YOU!