The Philippine Constitution Week 13 14
The Philippine Constitution Week 13 14
The Philippine Constitution Week 13 14
its people and the governmental bodies will be governed and when foreign interactions
in the personal affairs by international organizations exist. The executive, the
legislature, and the judiciary are the main branches of the government that the
constitution has established.
The constitution governs the power distribution-
The constitution defines the powers of each branch and lets everyone related to a
country know the powers that the governmental and legal bodies have.
The constitution regulates the relationship between the government and the people in
such a manner that no one part can miss treating the power in any way possible.
Apex body-
A constitution is superior to all the laws of the country, which indicates that any law or
provision that is circulated in the nation is passed down by the constitution itself.
Goals of a country –
The constitution lays down the national goals of any country; by nation goals, we refer to
any aspiring objective that a country has.
Basic rights –
The constitution of a country guarantees several rights and provisions for any individual
or group of people, on behalf of which they can ensure their well-being and dignity.
Power transfer at the time of national emergency-
the constitution is an extremely important document for a country because it controls the
transfer of power at the time of national emergencies.
For the first time, representatives of the Filipino people produced the constitution, which was
also Asia’s first republican constitution, led by Felipe Calderon and assisted by Cayetano
Arellano
The first Philippine Republic was founded in Malolos, Bulacan, on January 21, 1899. After
being elected president, Emilio Aguinaldo took the oath of office. The reading of the constitution,
article by article, was followed by a military parade.
The First Philippine Republic Constitution
The legality of the 1973 Philippine Constitution, which President Ferdinand E. Marcos’
government governs under, has been questioned by 130 of the 311 members of the
committee that produced it.
The challenge came only a week before the country was to hold a national
referendum on proposed constitutional revisions that would establish a strong president
with a six-year tenure and no term limits.
Parliamentary
Establish A Strong President with A Six-Year Tenure and No Term Limits
Prime Minister and run for the new post of chief of state.
Unicameral
‘The new constitution,’ she said, ‘should be truly reflective of the aspirations and
ideals of the Filipino people.’
Bishop Teodoro Bacani, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberto Concepcion,
former Labor Minister (and later Senator and Foreign Affairs Secretary) Blas Ople,
Ateneo De Manila University President Father Joaquin Bernas SJ, and University of the
Philippines Student Council Chairperson (now Connie) were among the 48 members of
the 1986 ConCom.
The 1987 Constitution (1987–present)
(Ratified it on February 2,1987)
President Corazon C. Aquino declared February 2nd of each year as Constitution Day,
in accordance with Proclamation No. 211 of 1988, to commemorate the new 1987
Constitution.
According to former Aquino spokesman Teodoro Locsin Jr., the 1973 Constitution
was never adopted because then-President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s procedure was
faced with tremendous opposition.
The commission’s first meeting was conducted on June 2, 1986, when Cecilia Muoz-
Palma, the first woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court in 1973, was elected
president.
According to accounts, the members of the ConCom engaged in heated debates during
various sessions on many issues, including death penalty, economic policies, land
reform, form of government, and even the retention of the American military bases in
Clark and Subic.
According to Palma, the ConCom was able to complete its work in about 111 days.
The proposed constitution was passed on October 12, 1986, with 44 delegates voting in
favor and two voting against and was delivered to Aquino three days later.
In Terms of the Law of the Land, The Aquino Administration Had Three Options:
to revert to the 1935 Constitution but they had to resort to general elections
because Marcos abolished the bicameral legislature;
should keep the 1973 Constitution and be given the authority to amend it “She
did not want to acquire legitimacy and authority from the very institutions that she
fought,” Aquino said;” and
to start anew and break from the ‘vestiges of a disgraced dictatorship.’