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    The document discusses the key points of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It lists five salient points: it integrated a full Bill of Rights guaranteeing fundamental rights; it provided for free and fair elections; it established a representative democratic government; it divided government among three independent branches; and it limited presidential power. It then explains that the Bill of Rights establishes the relationship between individuals and the state by defining individual rights and limiting state power, which was one of the most important political achievements for Filipinos.

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    The document discusses the key points of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It lists five salient points: it integrated a full Bill of Rights guaranteeing fundamental rights; it provided for free and fair elections; it established a representative democratic government; it divided government among three independent branches; and it limited presidential power. It then explains that the Bill of Rights establishes the relationship between individuals and the state by defining individual rights and limiting state power, which was one of the most important political achievements for Filipinos.

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    The document discusses the key points of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It lists five salient points: it integrated a full Bill of Rights guaranteeing fundamental rights; it provided for free and fair elections; it established a representative democratic government; it divided government among three independent branches; and it limited presidential power. It then explains that the Bill of Rights establishes the relationship between individuals and the state by defining individual rights and limiting state power, which was one of the most important political achievements for Filipinos.

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    READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

    Patigdas, Kaye Shaira C. BPA 2B

    1. List down 5 salient points of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.


     It integrated the full Bill of Rights, which guaranteed fundamental civil and political
    rights.
     It provided for free, fair, and periodic elections.
     It established a representative democratic government.
     It divided among three separate and independent branches of government: the Executive,
    a bicameral Legislature, and the Judiciary.
     It safeguards to limit the president’s power in terms of length of service (no re-election)
    and use of martial law powers (the grounds for declaring martial law are very restricted).

    2. Get one salient point for an explanation.


     It integrated the full Bill of Rights, which guaranteed fundamental civil and political
    rights. In this article which is the Article III, Bill of Rights, it frames the promotion of
    social justice as a commitment to create equitable opportunities, reduce social-economic
    and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities. Also, this salient point
    establishes the relationship of the individual to the State and defines the rights of the
    individual by limiting the lawful powers of the State. It is one of the most important
    political achievements of the Filipinos.

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