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The Constitution of the Philippines ( Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.
Commenced. September 23, 1972. Keywords. politics, martial law. Status: Repealed. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Proclamation No. 1081. Proclamation No. 1081 was the document which contained formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos, as announced to the public on September 23, 1972.
Liberalism portal. Politics portal. v. t. e. Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human ...
Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa ( Filipino for "For God, People, Nature, and Country" [1] or "For the Love of God, People, Nature, and Country" [2]) is the national motto of the Philippines. Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the passage ...
The State of the Nation Address ( SONA [ˈsɔna]; Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa[ 1]) is an annual address by the president of the Philippines to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. Mandated by the 1987 Constitution, the speech is delivered on the fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Session Hall of the Batasang ...
Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law by ...
Approval of an amendment or revision to the constitution. The Initiative and Referendum Act allows for referendums on these cases: [ 1] A petition of at least 10% of registered voters, with 3% within every legislative district for local initiatives. If there is only one legislative district in a province, city or municipality, it has to be 3% ...
The 1987 constitution designates Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog, as the national language and an official language along with English. Filipino is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language and serves as a lingua franca used by Filipinos of various ethnolinguistic backgrounds. [10]