STATE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES

CHAPTER 7:

                

                       STATE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES

THE PREAMBLE- which is preambulare in Latin means “to walk before”.

-      It is not an essentialpart of a constitution.

“We the sovereign Filipino people imploring the aid of almighty God in order to build a just and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations promote the common good and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and regime of truth justice freedom love equality and peace do ordain and promulgate this constitution.

SALIENT PROVISIONS ON STATE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES

 Republicanism

Section 1 Article II defines the meaning of rebublican state as one where “sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them”.

Supremacy of Civilian Authority                     

      Section 3 upholds the supremacy of civilian authority over military in time of peace and war. From this section there are 3 major functions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines:

a)   To secure the people;

b)   To secure the sovereign of the state; and

c)   To preserve the integrity of the nation territory.

Defense of the State

Section 4 emphasized the present constitution is that the government prime duty is not to defense of the state but to serve and protect the people.

Separation of Church and State

    Both the 1973 and the 1987 constitutions express the separation of church and state. They also declare its inviolability. Articl III Section 5 of the 1987 constitution reiterates the separation of church and state which prohibits any law to made respecting the establishment of religion and curtailing its free exercise.

Independent Foreign Policy

     Foreign policy is defined as set of goals and objectives that a country pursues in relation with other countries with international communities or with regional organization to promote or protect its interest.

Freedom from nuclear weapons

   The policy freedom from nuclear weapons covers the following:

a)   The state adheres to the establishment of a nuclear free zone in the Asian region.

b)   The satate prohibits the possession

reflection: the preamble states that the people should have the right to speak and to have a good government that face the people in fairness and equality. to promote love, peace, freedom and justice for the prosperity of the nation.