ARTICLE III except upon lawful order of the court.
BILL OF RIGHTS Neither shall the right to travel be
impaired except in the interest of national Section 1. No person shall be deprived of security, public safety, or public health, as life, liberty, or property without due may be provided by law. process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. Section 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern Section 2. The right of the people to be shall be recognized. Access to official secure in their person, houses, papers and records, and to documents and papers effects against unreasonable searches and pertaining to official acts, transactions, or seizure of whatever nature and for any decisions, as well as to government purpose shall be inviolable, and no search research data used as basis for policy warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue development, shall be afforded the citizen, except upon probable cause to be subject to such limitation and may be determined personally by the judge after provided by law. examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he Section 8. the right of the people may produce, and particularly describing including those employed in the public and the place to be searched and the person private sectors, to form union, or things to be seized. associations, or societies for purpose not contrary to law shall not be abridged. Section 3. (1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall Section 9. Private property shall not be be inviolable except upon lawful order or taken for public use without just the court, or when public safety or order compensation. requires otherwise, as prescribed by law. Section 10. No law impairing the (2) Any evidence obtained in violation of obligation of contracts shall be passed. this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any Section 11. Free access to the courts proceeding. and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any Section 4. No laws shall be passed person by reason of poverty. abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of Section 12. (1) Any person under the people peaceably to assemble and investigation for the commission of an petition the government for redress of offense shall have the right to be informed grievances. of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel Section 5. No law shall be made preferably of his own choice. If the respecting an establishment of religion, or person cannot afford the services of prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The counsel, he must be provided with one. free exercise and enjoyment of religious These rights cannot be waived except in profession and worship, without writing and in the presence of counsel. discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be (2) No torture, force, violence, threat, required for the exercise of civil or political intimidation, or any other means which right. vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, Section 6. The liberty of abode and of incommunicado, or other similar forms of changing the same within the limits detention are prohibited. prescribed by law shall not be impaired (3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this section or Section 17 Section 17. No person shall be hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence compelled to be a witness against himself. against him. Section 18. (1) No person shall be (4) The law shall provide for penal and detained solely by reason of his political civil sanctions for violations of this section belief and aspirations. as well as the compensation to the rehabilitation of victims of torture or (2) No involuntary servitude in any form similar practices, and their families. shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been Section 13. All persons, except those duly convicted. charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of Section 19. (1) Excessive fines shall not guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be be imposed, nor cruel, degrading, or bailable by sufficient sureties, or be inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither released on cognizance as may be shall death penalty be imposed, unless, provided by law. The right to bail shall for compelling reasons involving heinous not be impaired even when the privilege crimes, the Congress hereafter provides of the writ of habeas corpus is for it. Any death penalty already imposed suspended. Excessive bail shall not be shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua. required. (2) the employment of physical, Section 14. (1) No person shall be held psychological, or degrading punishment to answer for a criminal offense without against any prisoner or detainee or the due process of law. use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman condition shall (2) In all criminal prosecutions, the be dealt with by law. accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the Section 20. No person shall be right to be heard by himself and counsel, imprisoned for debt or non-payment of a to be informed of the nature and cause of poll tax. accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, to meet the Section 21. No person shall be twice witnesses face to face and to have a put in jeopardy of punishment for the compulsory process to secure the same offense. If an act is punished by attendance of witnesses and the law and an ordinance, conviction or production of evidence in his behalf. acquittal under either shall constitute a However, after arraignment, trial may bar to another prosecution for the same proceed notwithstanding the absence of act. the accused: Provided, that he has been duly notified and failure to appear is Section 22. No ex post facto law or bill unjustifiable. of attainder shall be enacted.
Section 15. The privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it.
Section 16. All Persons shall have the
right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.