1987 Constitution of the Philippines

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The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the fundamental law that reestablished democratic institutions and civil liberties in the country following the Marcos dictatorship and the 1986 People Power Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
aimsTo prevent authoritarian rule ⓘ
strengthen human rights protections ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) ⓘ
Philippine Constitution of 1987 ⓘ
amendmentProcess allows amendments by a constitutional convention ⓘ
allows amendments by people’s initiative under certain conditions ⓘ
allows amendments or revisions by Congress upon a vote of three-fourths of all its members ⓘ
constitutionalCommission Civil Service Commission ⓘ
Commission on Audit ⓘ
Commission on Elections ⓘ
containsArticle Article I – National Territory ⓘ
Article II – Declaration of Principles and State Policies ⓘ
Article III – Bill of Rights ⓘ
Article IV – Citizenship ⓘ
Article IX – Constitutional Commissions ⓘ
Article V – Suffrage ⓘ
Article VI – The Legislative Department ⓘ
Article VII – The Executive Department ⓘ
Article VIII – The Judicial Department ⓘ
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 ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
defines citizenship in the Philippines ⓘ
national sovereignty of the Philippines ⓘ
territory of the Philippines ⓘ
draftingBody 1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines ⓘ
establishes Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest court ⓘ
followedBy none (current constitution as of 2024) ⓘ
guarantees equal protection of the laws ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
right to due process ⓘ
right to form unions and associations ⓘ
right to privacy ⓘ
historicalContext enacted after the 1986 People Power Revolution ⓘ
enacted after the Marcos dictatorship ⓘ
inspiredBy principles of liberal democracy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalSystem civil law and common law hybrid system of the Philippines ⓘ
locationOfAdoption Manila, Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Manila
precededBy 1973 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
promulgatedBy President Corazon C. Aquino ⓘ
linked to: Corazon C. Aquino
providesFor Bill of Rights ⓘ
Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras ⓘ
bicameral Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
independent constitutional commissions ⓘ
independent judiciary ⓘ
local autonomy ⓘ
presidential system of government ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
system of checks and balances ⓘ
ratifiedOn 1987-02-02 ⓘ
reestablished democratic institutions in the Philippines ⓘ
restored civil liberties in the Philippines ⓘ
signedBy Corazon C. Aquino ⓘ
tookEffectOn 1987-02-02 ⓘ

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Fifth Republic of the Philippines → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Commission on Audit → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
subject linked to: COA
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1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines → resultedIn → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines → draftedDocument → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Commission on Human Rights (Philippines) → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
subject linked to: Commission on Human Rights
Chief Justice of the Philippines → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines → establishedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines → governedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Sangguniang Panlalawigan → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure → legalBasis → 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure → legalBasis → 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Corazon C. Aquino → notableWork → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines (promulgation during her presidency) ⓘ
subject linked to: Corazon
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Philippines—Armed Forces—Officers → legalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Philippine House of Representatives legislative districts → governedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Commission on Elections → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: COMELEC
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Commission on Appointments → reconstitutedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines → partOf → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Commission on Audit of the Philippines → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution → partOf → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
1973 Constitution of the Philippines → wasReplacedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Republic Act No. 7160 → basedOn → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Sangguniang Panlungsod → legalBasis → 1987 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Philippine Indigenous Peoples Rights Act → relatedTo → Philippine Constitution of 1987 ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Vice President of the Philippines → officeDefinedIn → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Provisional Constitution of 1986 → followedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Provisional Constitution of 1986 → replacedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
1986 ConCom → drafted → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
1986 ConCom → legalDocumentDrafted → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Proclamation No. 9 (1986) → relatedTo → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Regional Trial Courts → governedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Republic Act No. 7154 → basedOn → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
1987 Constitution of the Philippines → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
1987 Constitution of the Philippines → alsoKnownAs → Philippine Constitution of 1987 ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Article IX-D, 1987 Constitution of the Philippines → partOf → 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
subject linked to: CHR
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines → establishedBy → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
subject linked to: CHR
Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines → partOf → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine general elections → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Presidency of Joseph Estrada → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Vice Mayor of Manila → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ