1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESPREAMBLEWe, the soverei! Fi"i#i!o #eo#"e, i$#"ori! the %i& o' A"$iht( )o&, i! or&er to *+i"& %,+st %!& h+$%!e so-iet(, %!& est%*"ish % )over!$e!t th%t sh%"" e$*o&( o+r i&e%"s %!&%s#ir%tio!s, #ro$ote the -o$$o! oo&, -o!serve %!& &eve"o# o+r #%tri$o!(, %!& se-+reto o+rse"ves %!& o+r #osterit(, the *"essi!s o' i!&e#e!&e!-e %!& &e$o-r%-( +!&er ther+"e o' "%. %!& % rei$e o' tr+th, ,+sti-e, 'ree&o$, "ove, e/+%"it(, %!& #e%-e, &o or&%i!%!& #ro$+"%te this Co!stit+tio!0ARTICLE INATIONAL TERRITOR1The!%tio!%" territor(-o$#rises thePhi"i##i!e%r-hi#e"%o, .ith%"" theis"%!&s %!&.%ters e$*r%-e& therei!, %!& %"" other territories over .hi-h the Phi"i##i!es h%ssoverei!t( or ,+ris&i-tio!, -o!sisti! o' its terrestri%", '"+vi%" %!& %eri%" &o$%i!s,i!-"+&i! its territori%" se%, the se%*e&, the s+*soi", the i!s+"%r she"ves, %!& others+*$%ri!e %re%s0 The .%ters %ro+!&, *et.ee!, %!& -o!!e-ti! the is"%!&s o' the%r-hi#e"%o, re%r&"ess o' their *re%&th %!& &i$e!sio!s, 'or$ #%rt o' the i!ter!%" .%terso' the Phi"i##i!es0ARTICLE II2ECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AN2 STATE POLICIES PRINCIPLESSe-tio! 10 The Phi"i##i!es is % &e$o-r%ti- %!& re#+*"i-%! St%te0 Soverei!t( resi&es i!the #eo#"e %!& %"" over!$e!t %+thorit( e$%!%tes 'ro$ the$0Se-tio! 30 The Phi"i##i!es re!o+!-es .%r %s %! i!str+$e!t o' !%tio!%" #o"i-(, %&o#ts thee!er%""(%--e#teri!-i#"eso'i!ter!%tio!%" "%.%s#%rt o' the"%.o'the"%!&%!&%&heres to the #o"i-( o' #e%-e, e/+%"it(, ,+sti-e, 'ree&o$, -oo#er%tio!, %!& %$it( .ith %""!%tio!s0Se-tio! 40 Civi"i%! %+thorit( is, %t %"" ti$es, s+#re$e over the $i"it%r(0 The Ar$e& For-eso' the Phi"i##i!es is the #rote-tor o' the #eo#"e %!& the St%te0 Its o%" is to se-+re thesoverei!t( o' the St%te %!& the i!terit( o' the !%tio!%" territor(0Se-tio!50 The #ri$e&+t( o' the)over!$e!tisto serve %!& #rote-tthe #eo#"e0The)over!$e!t $%( -%"" +#o! the #eo#"e to &e'e!& the St%te %!&, i! the '+"'i""$e!t thereo',%"" -iti6e!s $%(*ere/+ire&, +!&er -o!&itio!s #rovi&e&*("%., tore!&er #erso!%",$i"it%r( or -ivi" servi-e0Se-tio!70 The $%i!te!%!-e o' #e%-e %!&or&er, the #rote-tio!o' "i'e, "i*ert(, %!ro#ert(, %!& #ro$otio! o' the e!er%" .e"'%re %re esse!ti%" 'or the e!,o($e!t *( %"" the#eo#"e o' the *"essi!s o' &e$o-r%-(0Se-tio! 80 The se#%r%tio! o' Ch+r-h %!& St%te sh%"" *e i!vio"%*"e0STATE POLICIESSe-tio! 70 The St%te sh%"" #+rs+e %! i!&e#e!&e!t 'orei! #o"i-(0 I! its re"%tio!s .ith otherst%tes, the#%r%$o+!t -o!si&er%tio!sh%"" *e!%tio!%" soverei!t(, territori%" i!terit(,!%tio!%" i!terest, %!& the riht to se"'9&eter$i!%tio!0Se-tio!80ThePhi"i##i!es, -o!siste!t .iththe!%tio!%"i!terest, %&o#ts%!+rs+es%#o"i-( o' 'ree&o$ 'ro$ !+-"e%r .e%#o!s i! its territor(0Se-tio! 90 The St%te sh%"" #ro$ote % ,+st %!& &(!%$i- so-i%" or&er th%t .i"" e!s+re the#ros#erit(%!&i!&e#e!&e!-eo'the!%tio!%!&'reethe#eo#"e'ro$#overt(thro+h#o"i-ies th%t #rovi&e %&e/+%te so-i%" servi-es, #ro$ote '+"" e$#"o($e!t, % risi! st%!&%r&o' "ivi!, %!& %! i$#rove& /+%"it( o' "i'e 'or %""0Se-tio! 1:0 The St%te sh%"" #ro$ote so-i%" ,+sti-e i! %"" #h%ses o' !%tio!%" &eve"o#$e!t0Se-tio!110 TheSt%tev%"+esthe&i!it(o' ever(h+$%!#erso!%!&+%r%!tees'+""res#e-t 'or h+$%! rihts0Se-tio! 130 The St%te re-o!i6es the s%!-tit(o' '%$i"("i'e %!& sh%"" #rote-t %!&stre!the! the '%$i"( %s % *%si- %+to!o$o+s so-i%" i!stit+tio!0 It sh%"" e/+%""( #rote-t the"i'e o' the $other %!& the "i'e o' the +!*or! 'ro$ -o!-e#tio!0 The !%t+r%" %!& #ri$%r(riht %!& &+t(o' #%re!ts i!the re%ri!o' the (o+th'or -ivi- e''i-ie!-(%!&the&eve"o#$e!t o' $or%" -h%r%-ter sh%"" re-eive the s+##ort o' the )over!$e!t0Se-tio! 140 The St%te re-o!i6es the vit%" ro"e o' the (o+th i! !%tio!9*+i"&i! %!& sh%""#ro$ote %!& #rote-t their #h(si-%", $or%", s#irit+%", i!te""e-t+%", %!& so-i%" .e""9*ei!0 Itsh%"" i!-+"-%te i! the (o+th #%triotis$ %!& !%tio!%"is$, %!& e!-o+r%e their i!vo"ve$e!ti! #+*"i- %!& -ivi- %''%irs0Se-tio! 150 The St%te re-o!i6es the ro"e o' .o$e! i! !%tio!9*+i"&i!, %!& sh%"" e!s+rethe '+!&%$e!t%" e/+%"it( *e'ore the "%. o' .o$e! %!& $e!0Se-tio! 170 The St%te sh%"" #rote-t %!& #ro$ote the riht to he%"th o' the #eo#"e %!& i!sti""he%"th -o!s-io+s!ess %$o! the$0Se-tio! 180 The St%te sh%"" #rote-t %!& %&v%!-e the riht o' the #eo#"e to % *%"%!-e& %!&he%"th'+" e-o"o( i! %--or& .ith the rh(th$ %!& h%r$o!( o' !%t+re0Se-tio!170 TheSt%tesh%"" ive#riorit(toe&+-%tio!, s-ie!-e%!&te-h!o"o(, %rts,-+"t+re, %!& s#orts to 'oster #%triotis$ %!& !%tio!%"is$, %--e"er%te so-i%" #roress, %!ro$ote tot%" h+$%! "i*er%tio! %!& &eve"o#$e!t0Se-tio! 180 The St%te %''ir$s "%*or %s % #ri$%r( so-i%" e-o!o$i- 'or-e0 It sh%"" #rote-t therihts o' .or;ers %!& #ro$ote their .e"'%re0Se-tio!190 TheSt%tesh%"" &eve"o#%se"'9re"i%!t %!&i!&e#e!&e!t !%tio!%" e-o!o$(e''e-tive"( -o!tro""e& *( Fi"i#i!os0Se-tio! 3:0 The St%te re-o!i6es the i!&is#e!s%*"e ro"e o' the #riv%te se-tor, e!-o+r%es#riv%te e!ter#rise, %!& #rovi&es i!-e!tives to !ee&e& i!vest$e!ts0Se-tio!310 TheSt%te sh%"" #ro$ote-o$#rehe!sive r+r%" &eve"o#$e!t %!&%r%ri%!re'or$0Se-tio! 330 The St%te re-o!i6es %!& #ro$otes the rihts o' i!&ie!o+s -+"t+r%"-o$$+!ities .ithi! the 'r%$e.or; o' !%tio!%" +!it( %!& &eve"o#$e!t0Se-tio! 340 The St%te sh%"" e!-o+r%e !o!9over!$e!t%", -o$$+!it(9*%se&, or se-tor%"or%!i6%tio!s th%t #ro$ote the .e"'%re o' the !%tio!0Se-tio!350 TheSt%tere-o!i6esthevit%" ro"eo'-o$$+!i-%tio!%!&i!'or$%tio!i!!%tio!9*+i"&i!0Se-tio! 370 The St%te sh%"" e!s+re the %+to!o$( o' "o-%" over!$e!ts0Se-tio! 380 The St%te sh%"" +%r%!tee e/+%" %--ess to o##ort+!ities 'or #+*"i- servi-e %!rohi*it #o"iti-%" &(!%sties %s $%( *e &e'i!e& *( "%.0Se-tio! 370 The St%te sh%"" $%i!t%i! ho!est( %!& i!terit( i! the #+*"i- servi-e %!& t%;e#ositive %!& e''e-tive $e%s+res %%i!st r%'t %!& -orr+#tio!0Se-tio!380 S+*,e-t tore%so!%*"e-o!&itio!s#res-ri*e&*("%.,theSt%te%&o#ts%!&i$#"e$e!ts %#o"i-(o' '+"" #+*"i-&is-"os+reo' %"" its tr%!s%-tio!s i!vo"vi!#+*"i-i!terest0ARTICLE IIIBILL OF RI)HTSSe-tio! 10 No #erso! sh%"" *e &e#rive& o' "i'e, "i*ert(, or #ro#ert( .itho+t &+e #ro-ess o'"%., !or sh%"" %!( #erso! *e &e!ie& the e/+%" #rote-tio! o' the "%.s0Se-tio! 30 The riht o' the #eo#"e to *e se-+re i! their #erso!s, ho+ses, #%#ers, %!& e''e-ts%%i!st +!re%so!%*"e se%r-hes %!& sei6+res o' .h%tever !%t+re %!& 'or %!( #+r#ose sh%""*e i!vio"%*"e, %!& !o se%r-h .%rr%!t or .%rr%!t o' %rrest sh%"" iss+e e