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26 sie 2018 · PRINCIPLES. Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. [1] This is self-executing. [2] What is the manifestation that we are a democratic-republic State? We elect representatives who write laws. It is as if we write law ourselves.
Section 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations. Section 3. Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military.
The Philippines’ 1987 Constitution is an authoritarian constitution, not by design, but by interpretation. It is authoritarian because rather than divide the powers of government to avoid concentration of these powers in any one branch, the Constitution, as interpreted today, concentrates power in the Executive Branch.
3 dni temu · The Bill of Rights under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is a cornerstone of constitutional law, safeguarding the freedoms of individuals against the excesses of government power. Its broad application across civil, political, and procedural rights ensures that fundamental liberties are upheld in various facets of life.
19 wrz 2023 · Section 12 Article 2 Philippine Constitution. The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.
Explore Article II of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, detailing the principles and state policies.
Section 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations.
