legal aspects constitutions

• article 1- The Philippine archipelago, including all of its island, waters and territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction
• article 2- lays forth the Philippines essential social and political creed
• article 3- enumerates specific protections against the abuse of state power, it is the right of every individual
• article 4- distinguishes between the two types of citizens which are the natural-born and naturalized
• natural-born citizen are people who are citizens by birth
• The philippines has a jus sanguinis system, which mean that citizenship is mostly obtained thru blood relationships with Filipino nationals
• article 5- voting age and residency requirements, as well as the secret ballot and absentee voting system
• article 6- The congress is a bicameral legislature comprising of the senate and the house representative
• article 7- provides for a presidential type of government in which the President has executive power, and specifies President's qualifications
• article 8- supreme court and any other lower courts constituted by statue are given judicial power
• article 9- creates three constitutional commissions

  1. Civil Service Commission
  2. Commission on Elections
  3. Commission on Audit
• Civil Service Commission- major personnel agency of the Philippines government in charge of all civil service employee policies,plans and programs
• Commission on Elections- greatest protector of the ballot. Its primary functions is to enforce and administer the rules and regulations governing the conduct of election.
• Commission on Audit- an independent constitutional body that its principals responsibility is to review, audit and settle all accounts and expenditures of Philippines finances
• article 10- known as local government code which pursues local autonomy and directs congress to enact a law fo governance
• article 11- public office is a public trust
• article 12- more equitable distribution of opportunities, income and wealth
• article 13- highest priority in enacting that protect and enhance rights of people
• article 14- all educational institutions whether public or private must be subject to appropriate regulation and oversight by the state
• article 15- acknowledgement of FILIPINO FAMILIES
• article 16- provision of national flag formation of AFP and PNP
• article 17- revising the constitution ammendments by 3 4th votes of congress members also called Constituent Assembly
• article 18- smooth transition from previous constitution to new constitution