1987 Constitution of the Philippines

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fundamental law national constitution

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1987 Constitution of the Philippines canonical	10
1987 Philippine Constitution	2
Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987)	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fundamental law ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent authoritarian rule ⓘ strengthen human rights protections ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987) NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Constitution of 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commission on Audit NERFINISHED ⓘ Commission on Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsArticle	Article I – National Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Article II – Declaration of Principles and State Policies NERFINISHED ⓘ Article III – Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Article IV – Citizenship NERFINISHED ⓘ Article IX – Constitutional Commissions NERFINISHED ⓘ Article V – Suffrage NERFINISHED ⓘ Article VI – The Legislative Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Article VII – The Executive Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Article VIII – The Judicial Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Article X – Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XI – Accountability of Public Officers NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XII – National Economy and Patrimony NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XIII – Social Justice and Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XIV – Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XV – The Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XVI – General Provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XVII – Amendments or Revisions NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XVIII – Transitory Provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
defines	citizenship in the Philippines ⓘ national sovereignty of the Philippines ⓘ territory of the Philippines ⓘ
draftingBody	1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	1973 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
promulgatedBy	President Corazon C. Aquino NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor	Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Commission on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras ⓘ bicameral Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookEffectOn	1987-02-02 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fifth Republic of the Philippines → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

COA → constitutionalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: Commission on Audit

Executive branch of the Philippines → definedIn → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines → resultedIn → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines → draftedDocument → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987)

Commission on Human Rights → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)

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 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1987 Philippine Constitution

Revised Rules of Civil Procedure → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1987 Philippine Constitution

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government → legalBasis → 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ