BILL

OF
RIGHTS
SECTION 7-10
 07 08 09 10
Right of the Right to Right to Obligation
People to Form Just of
Information Association Compensation Contracts
 Section

07
Right of the People to Information
 Section 7
The right of the people to information on
matters of public concern shall be
recognized. Access to official records,
and to documents, and papers pertaining
to official acts, transactions, or
decisions, as well as to government
research data used
as basis for policy development, shall be
afforded the citizen, subject to such
limitations as may be provided by law.
DOCUMENTS
THAT CAN BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC:

Government
Offiicial Records Documents and papers Research Data
pertaining to official
acts, transaction, or
decisions
 “LIMINATIONS”
DOCUMENTS THAT CANNOT BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC:

Records Accounts Trade secrets Confidential Identity of

involving the pertaining to the and Banking Diplomatic Matters Informants on
security of Military Transactions Criminal
the state. Intelligence Funds Investigation
 Section

08
Right to Form Association
 Section 8
The right of the people,
including those employed in
the public and private sectors,
to form unions, associations,
or societies for purposes not
contrary to law shall not be
abridged.
 Section

09
Right to Just Compensation
 Section 9
Private property shall not
be taken for public use
without just
compensation.
Inherent Powers of the State

Police Power of
Power of
Power Taxation Eminent Domain
WHAT IS THE POWER
OF EMINENT
DOMAIN?
 The power of the government to
Eminent Domain- take private property.

It is valid in the following cases:

It must be a It is for public

private property. use.

There is Just Due process of

Compensation. Expropriation
JUST
COMPENSATION

Means that owners will be

paid accordingly when their
property gets seized by the
government for public use.
 Section

10
Obligation of Contracts
 Section 10

No law impairing the

obligation of contracts
shall be passed.
 WHAT IS THE
OBLIGATION OF
CONTRACTS?
• Obligation of contracts is the legal duty
of the contractors to fulfill their promises
stated in the contract.
TAKE NOTE:
● The government cannot pass a
law that would stop a contract
from being enforced.
● The purpose of non-
impairment prohibition is to
assure the fulfillment of
promises between parties and
to avoid problems
Thank You!
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