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RUSSELL, YVETTE VANESSA O.
THE
1986
FREEDOM
CONSTITUTION
The 1986 Freedom Constitution was intended to be a
transitional constitution from the 1973 constitution to a
new constitution.
THE
1987
CONSTITUTION
The 1987 Constitution was framed/ drafted by a
constitutional commission which was composed of
48 members. They presented it the then President
Cory Aquino on October 1986.
Headed by
Headed
the Headed by
by the
President the
Supreme-
of the Senate
Court
Philippines
There is a concept of cheque's and balances to ensure
that none of the three branches are exceeding its
power or its mandate under the constitution and if so,
the judiciary is responsible for putting them in place.
So now, the executive, legislative and the supreme court has now equal powers*
To hold the
For the For government
Government the accountable for the
expenses it makes of
Employees People
the public treasury
Another important part of the 1987
constitution is the Bill of Rights (Article 3)
where you can find constitutionally
protected rights of the Filipinos.
3
RIGHTS AGAINST
UNWANTED
SEARCHES AND
SEIZURES
*can only be asserted against the government and not against a private individual *
Basically, the 1987 constitution ensures that the Filipino
people lives in a democratic country and their rights are
protected under a constitution, hence, the constitution
protects the people from the abuse of power by those
people in position.
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1986/03/25/proclamation-no-3-s-1986-2/
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/human-rights-act/article-10-freedom-expression
https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jul2014/gr_200334_2014.html
https://ndvlaw.com/what-is-the-right-against-self-incrimination/
https://hronlineph.com/resources/domestic/article-iii-bill-of-rights/
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-
philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-iii/
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
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