Activity 4.
1 Give the Salient features of the following constitutions of the Philippines in
terms of the preamble, the powers of the president, the function of the legislature, the bill of
rights, the declaration of principles and state policies and the national territory.
1987 Constitution
Preamble We, the sovereign Filipino
people, imploring the aid of
Almighty God, in order to
build a just and humane
society and establish a
Government that shall
embody our ideals and
aspirations, promote the
common good, conserve
and develop our patrimony,
and secure to ourselves and
our posterity the blessings of
independence and
democracy under the rule
of law and a regime of
truth, justice, freedom,
love, equality, and peace, do
ordain and promulgate this
Constitution.
Powers of Power of the president
the according to the Executive
President Order No. 292 s. 1987:
1. Power of control over
executive branch
2. Power ordinance power
3. Power over aliens
4. Powers of imminent
domain
5. Power of appointment
6. Power of general
supervision over local
government
Function of The constitution vests the
Legislature legislative power and the
judicial power is vested in
1973 Constitution
We, the sovereign Filipino
people, imploring the aid of
Divine Providence, in order
to establish a government
that shall embody our
ideals, promote the general
welfare, conserve and
develop the patrimony of our
Nation, and secure to
ourselves and our posterity the
blessings of democracy
under a regime of justice,
peace, liberty, and equality,
do ordain and promulgate this
Constitution.
The president is the head of
the state of the republic of the
Philippines. The president has
the power to address the
national assembly, proclaim
the election of prime minister,
dissolve the national
assembly, call for a general
election, accept the
resignation of the cabinet,
appoint officers in his office
and perform other duties
provided by the law.
The constitution vests the
legislative power and the
judicial power is vested in the
1935 Constitutions
The Filipino people,
imploring the aid of Divine
Providence, in order to
establish a government that
shall embody their ideals,
conserve and develop the
patrimony of the nation,
promote the general welfare,
and secure to themselves and
their posterity the blessings of
independence under a
regime of justice, liberty,
and democracy, do ordain
and promulgate this
Constitution.
Article VII Section 10 states
the powers of the president
that includes 7 paragraphs.
Powers of the president
includes control over
executive departments,
commander-in-chief of all
armed forces, power to
nominate or appoint head in
the army, navy and air force,
make appointments in
national assembly, give
reprieves, commutations,
remit fines and forfeitures and
to make treaties.
The senate and the house of
representatives are law-
makers but any bill passed in
 the supreme court.
Bill of This contains 22 sections that
Rights also mainly consists of
sections about the rights of
the filipino people including
their privileges. There are
still limitations in the law as
well as the rights and
privileges of the accused.
Declaration The Philippines is a
of Principles democratic and republican
and State state that adopts generally
Policies accepted principles of
international law. It is the
duty of the government and
the armed forces to serve the
people to maintain peace and
order. Policies are
implemented for the
improvements of certain
fields including the
importance of values.
National The Philippine archipelago,
Territory including all islands and
waters within it, including its
terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial
domains. The waters
surrounding, between, and
linking the archipelago's
islands, regardless of their
breadth and size, are
considered part of the
Philippines' internal waters.
supreme court.
This contains 23 sections.
This mainly contains the
rights and privileges of the
people as well as the rights
and privileges of the accused.
Limitations of the law is also
emphasized.
This constitution added 5
sections that emphasizes the
importance of the youth in
nation-building and the
establishing, maintaining and
ensuring of the State of the
adequate social services in
various fields to guarantee the
enjoyment of the people of a
decent standard living.
The Philippine archipelago is
what comprises the national
territory, all the territories that
belongs to the Philippines
whether by historic or legal
title.
the congress must be
approved by the president to
make it a law
This contains 21 sections. The
right of the people is
emphasized. Delimitations in
the law including rights of the
accused are also emphasized.
The Philippines is a
republican state. It is the
prime duty of the government
to defend the state and adopts
international law as part of the
law of the nation. The
government shall provide
parents in the rearing of the
youth for civic efficiency and
it is the concern of the state to
promote social justice.
All the territories ceded to the
United States by the Treaty of
Paris conducted by the United
States and Spain is what
comprises the Philippines.