Article III Bill of Rights Summary & Analysis Article III recognizes recognizes the individual rights of the Filipino people and guarantees its protection against abuses. Included in the bill of rights are: due process of law; equal protection of the laws; protection against unreasonable searches and seizures; right to privacy of communication and correspondence; and the right to free speech, expression and to peaceably assemble. The specific rights of the accused is likewise presented, such as; right to bail, right to criminal due
Article VI Legislative Dept. Summary & Analysis
Article VII Executive Dept. Summary & Analysis Article VI provides Article VII for the establishment of stipulates the a bicameral legislature, qualifications, its composition, and duties and functions terms of office, powers of the President and and functions as the Vice-President. Vice-President. It legislative branch of expressly states that the government. Under the executive power this Article, the people is vested in the can also exercise President of the legislative powers Philippines. Philippines. The through a system of President and the initiative and Vice-President Vice-President are referendum. The elected by direct members of the Senate, vote of the qualified or the Upper house, are voters of the elected at large by the Philippines for a qualified voters of the six-year term. Philippines and are to While the President serve for six years with is not qualified for a maximum of two re-election, re-election, the terms. While there are vice-president can two kinds of members serve two (2) of the House of consecutive terms. Representatives Representatives or the This article Lower House of stipulates that the Congress, namely, the President is the representatives representatives elected head of state, the by district and those chief executive of
Article VIII Judicial Dept. Summary & Analysis
Article VIII provides for the composition, powers and functions of the judiciary. The judicial power is vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. Composed of the Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices, the Supreme Court has administrative administrative supervision over all courts and its personnel. Among the notable powers of the Supreme Court are its exercise of original jurisdiction on cases involving ambassadors, public ministers and consuls; review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm judgments or decisions of lower courts; rule on the constitutionality constitutionality of laws and treaties; and appoint officials and employees of the judiciary.
Articles XVII Amendment or Revisions Summary & Analysis Article XVII stipulates that any amendment to, and revision of the Constitution may be proposed by a threefourths vote of all the members of Congress and a constitutional convention. The people may likewise propose amendments through an initiative of at least twelve percent of total registered voters. It further states that any amendment or revision is not valid without ratification by a majority of votes cast in a plebiscite.
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1. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines By: Atty: P.B. Calingacion 2. The 1987 Philippine Constitution 2002 Ed. By: Hector De Leon
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process, right to speedy disposition of cases, right against selfincrimination, nonimprisonment for non payment of debt or a poll tax, and right against double jeopardy. It further prohibits the enactment of an ex post facto law or a bill of attainder.
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elected through the party-list system. The term of office of the members of the lower house is shorter than the Senate. Each member of the House of Representatives is elected for a term of three years with a maximum of three terms. The powers of Congress include the passage of bills, levy taxes, approve appropriation, declare a state of war, and confirm presidential appointments through the Commission of Appointments.
government, and the commander-inchief of the armed forces. However, certain protections are declared against abuses of executive power such as the prohibition against practice of any other profession, prohibition against appointment of spouse and relatives to certain positions in government and limitation on the declaration of martial law or suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus to a period not exceeding 60 days.
Furthermore, the members of the Supreme Court and the judges of lower courts are appointed by the President from a list of at least three nominees prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC). They must be naturalborn citizens of the Philippines and must be at least forty years of age. They will hold office hold office during good behavior until the age of 70 years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office. The JBC, which is created in this article, is under the supervision of the Supreme Court and has the principal function of nominating appointments to the judiciary.
