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Preamble: 1987 Philippine Constitution

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PREAMBLE

1987 Philippine 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 posterity the blessings
of independence and democracy under the rule of law and
regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do
ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
PREAMBLE

to “to
Latin word
“preambulare” walk
before”
Preamble A prologue to the Constitution.

Forms no integral part in our


constitution

It cannot be invoked as a source


of private right enforceable by
courts or of any governmental
power not expressly granted or at
least, clearly implied therefrom.
OBJECT AND VALUE OF PREAMBLE
Sets down origin a. It tells us who are the authors of the
and purpose of Constitution and for whom it has been
the Constitution promulgated
b. States the general purposes and the
government established under it, and certain
basic principles
May serve as an The general purposes may be resorted to as
aid in its an aid in determining the meaning of the
interpretation vague or ambiguous provisions of the
Constitution proper
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 posterity
the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule
of law and regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality,
and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
SOURCE OF CONSTITUTION’S AUTHORITY
The Filipino A sovereign
People people

Filipino people as
The source of authority
sovereign

Uses “we” and “our” to


Signify oneness and
stress that the Filipino
solidarity
are the sovereign entity
NATIONAL PURPOSES AND AIMS IN ADOPTING
THE 1987 PHIL.CON.

• To build a just and humane society


• To establish a Government that shall:
• embody our ideals and aspirations,
• promote the common good,
• conserve and develop our patrimony, and
• secure to ourselves and posterity the blessings of
independence and democracy under the rule of law and
regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do
ordain and promulgate this Constitution
THANK YOU!!

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