IDEOLOGICAL

FOUNDATION OF
PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT
IDEOLOGY
Lawson, 1989 – set of doctrines, concepts, and beliefs that
lends legitimacy to the operation of a government of its
various institutions.

Dahl, 1997 – ideology refers to basic beliefs about power,

political values and the roles of a government in a society.
THE PREAMBLE OF THE 1987
CONSTITUTION
Preamble
Introduction of the Constitution
Not an essential part of the constitution
PREAMBLE PERFORMS THE FOLLOWING
FUNCTIONS (DANNUG AND CAMPANILLA,
2004)
 To introduce the supreme law of the land;
 To expound the rationale behind the enactment of the
constitution;
 To single out the purposes to be achieved by the
constitution;
 To specify the framers of the constitution; and
 To serve as a framw of reference for its interpretation.
FRAMERS OF THE PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
 The Filipino people were the framers of tge
fundamental law of land.
The preamble states that it’s the Filipinos who
drafted the constitution were a sovereign
people indicating that they were an
independent nation.
Preamble also considers the Filipinos as
religious people.

“Imploring the aid of almighty God”

- We believe that God shapes our future as
individuals and destiny as a nation
PURPOSES FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
Embodiment of the ideals and aspirations of the
Filipino people;
Promotion of the common good;
Conservation and development of the national
patrimony; and
Securing for the people the blessing of
Independence and democracy
 ALL OF THESE HAVE TO BE
CONSIDERED BY BOTH
LOCAL AND NATIONAL
OFFICIALS
 The interest of the people should be the paramount
consideration of all government officials in the conduct of the
affairs of the government. This is because the govemment is a
mere creation of the people.
 As the government is established for the attainment of the
common good, it has to work for the promotion of the
people’s welfare through programs and activities responsive
to their needs.
 Considering the conservation and developinent of the
national patrimony is a constitunional mandate, the
government has the moral obligation to conserve and
develop everything that belongs to the Filipino nation -the
county’s natural resources, custom, traditions, and ideals.
 It is imperative that the government guard and preserve the
independence of the country for the people to enjoy their
basic freedoms and liberties, as well as the other blessings
of democracy.