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The 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

Article I- National Territory

Article II- Declaration of Principles and State Policies
Article III- Bill of Rights
Article IV- Citizenship
Article V- Suffrage
Article VII- Executive Department
Article VIII- Judicial Department
Article IX- Constitutional Commissions
Article X- Local Government
Article XI- Accountability of Public Officers
Article XII- National Economy and Patrimony
Article XIII: Social Justice and Human Rights
Article XIV: Education, Science and Technology, Arts,
Culture and Sports
Article XV: The Family
Article XVI: General Provisions
Article XVII: Amendments or Revisions
Article XVIII: Transitory Provisions
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STEPS TO A
SOUND
CONSTITUTIONAL
RESEARCH

Step 1
Find a good
constitutional
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TEXTBOOKS/TREATISES
1987 Constitution
Bernas, Joaquin. The Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines (2003)
Cruz, Isagani. Constitutional Law (2003)
Santiago, Mirriam. Constitution Annotated (2000)
Provisional/Freedom Constitution (Proclamation No.3, s. 1986)
De Leon, Hector. Textbook on Provisional Constitution
Manansala, Manuel. The 1986 Provisional Constitution of the
Republic of the Philippines (1986)

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TEXTBOOKS/TREATISES
1935 Constitution
Aruego, Jose. Philippine Political Law
Nolledo, J. Constitution of the Philippines (1971)
Comparative
Pacis, Vicente. Founders of Freedom. History of the Three
Philippines Constitutions (1971)
Sison, carmelo. Comparative Study of the 1987, 1973, and 1935
1973 Constitution
Bernas, Joaquin. The (Revised) Philippine Constitution. (1983)
Fernando, Emma. Philippine Constitutional Law; Survey of the
1973 Constitution (1977)
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VIA THE INTERNET
Supreme Court ELibrary

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OTHER WEBSITES
http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/constitution.asp
http://www.chanrobles.com/philsupremelaw1.htm
http://members.tripod.com/-malolos/index.html
http://jlp-law.com/blog/philippine1987
http://www.lawphil.net

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/1987_philippineconstitutionfs.com

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Constitutional Convention Proceedings
Library of the Philippines Congress

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Definition of Law
A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by
controlling authority, and having binding legal force
That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens
subject to sanctions or legal consequence
The whole body or a system of law
A rule of conduct formulated and made obligatory by
legitimate power of the state
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Philippine Statutes:
Statutes enacted by legislature;
Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders issued by
the President in the exercise of legislative power;
Rulings in the Supreme Court interpreting the law;
Rules and regulations promulgated by administrative or
executive officers pursuant to delegated power;
Ordinances passed by Sanggunians of LGUs
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Sources of Philippine Statutes:
Philippine Commission Public Acts
Philippine Legislature Commonwealth Acts
Batasang Pambansa Batas Pambansa
Congress of the Philippines Republic Acts
P.D. S issued by t he President during the Martial Law Period
E.O.s issued by the President during the revolutionary Period
Shariaa Law
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Definition of Statutes
An act of the legislature as an organized body
politic, expressed in the form, and passed
according to procedure, require to constitute it
as a part of the law of the land.

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STATUTES
Definition of Statutes
An act of the legislature as an organized body
politic, expressed in the form, and passed
according to procedure, require to constitute it
as a part of the law of the land.

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