Q4 L3: Human Dignity, Rights, Common Good

• 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.
• 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.

  pre amble of the 1987 philippine constitution
• the pre amble of the philippine constitution states that every individual is a member of the society that essentially establishes a body politic called the state or government which guarantees the rights and duties to its citizens as enshrined in the constitution
• this is a membership in the political community; this also entails the citizen's assertion of their rights and priveleges and conversely an unwavering performane of his duties and obligations to the government

  citizenship
• this is the right inherent to all human beings, whatever the nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origins, color, religion, language, etc status

  human rights
• the constitution recognizes this, as enumerated in the bill of rights, which includes natural, civil, political, and economic rights, even the rights of the accused


  human rights
• this is guaranteed by law in the form of treaties, customary international law, general principles, etc,

  human rights
• refers to an individual or group's sense of self respect and self worth, physical and psychological integrity, and empowerment

  human dignity
• moral, ethical, legal, and political discussions use this concept to express the idea that every person has an innate right to be valued, respected, and receive ethical treatment

  human dignity
• INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP

  responsible citizens promote the common good by:

  - obeying the law

  - honestly paying taxes

  - informed of political issues

  - volunteering in the community

  - respecting the rights and opinions of others

  - willing to sacrifice individual interest for the collective good of the nation

  - wisely exercise their right to vote