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2:30 – 4:00 TTh November 23, 2010

1973 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines

The PREAMBLE

We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Divine Providence, in order to
establish a government that shall embody our ideals, promote the general welfare,
conserve and develop the patrimony of our Nation, and secure to ourselves and our
posterity the blessings of democracy under a regime of justice, peace, liberty, and
equality, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines

The PREAMBLE

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, conserve and develop our patrimony, and
secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy
under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,
do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
 THE CHANGES

The Preamble of the 1973 Constitution was notably changed in the 1987 Constitution.
Among the changes are the insertions of the ff:

• The phrase “to build a just and human society,: which makes it clear that the
adoption of the new Constitution does not only seek the establishment of a new
government.

• A just and humane society may be said to be the one where every individual,
regardless of his station in life, is treated fairly before the law, and where special
concern is given to the poor and the less fortunate so that, like the rest, they may
be able to attain a decent standard of living;

• The phrase “the rule of law”, as a reminder to everyone of the nation’s sad
experience under an authoritarian regime which has been accused, among
others, of numerous violations of human rights, election frauds, graft and
corruption, suppression of dissent, and other repressive acts;

• The word “love”, as a principle together with truth, justice, freedom, equality, and
peace to stress the need for a sense of love to bind all Filipinos, especially during
these critical times when armed conflicts and intense political rivalries still
continue to divide our nation; and

• The word “independence”, to emphasize that ours is a free nation which does not
owe allegiance to any superior foreign power.
The foregoing proposed Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines was approved by
the Constitutional Commission of 1986 on the twelfth day of October, Nineteen hundred
and eighty-six, and accordingly signed on the fifteenth day of October, Nineteen
hundred and eighty-six at the Plenary Hall, National Government Center, Quezon City,
by the Commissioners whose signatures are hereunder affixed.

Adopted:

Cecilia Muñoz Palma Blas F. Ople

President
Ambrosio B. Padilla
Vice-President
Napoleon G. Rama
Floor Leader
Ahmad Domocao Alonto
Assistant Floor Leader
Jose D. Calderon
Assistant Floor Leader
Yusuf R. Abubakar
Felicitas S. Aquino
Adolfo S. Azcuna
Teodoro C. Bacani
Jose F. S. Bengzon, Jr.
Ponciano L. Bennagen
Joaquin G. Bernas
Florangel Rosario Braid
Crispino M. de Castro
Jose C. Colayco
Roberto R. Concepcion
Hilario G. Davide, Jr.
Vicente B. Foz
Edmundo G. Garcia
Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon
Serafin V. C. Guingona
Alberto M. K. Jamir
Jose B. Laurel, Jr.
Eulogio R. Lerum
Regalado E. Maambong
Christian S. Monsod
Teodulo C. Natividad
Ma. Teresa F. Nieva
Jose N. Nolledo
Blas F. Ople
Minda Luz M. Quesada
Florenz D. Regalado
Minda Luz M. Quesada
Florenz D. Regalado
Rustico F. de los Reyes, Jr.
Cirilo A. Rigos
Francisco A. Rodrigo
Ricardo J. Romulo
Decoroso R. Rosales
Rene V. Sarmiento
Jose E. Suarez
Lorenzo M. Sumulong
Jaime S. L. Tadeo
Christine O. Tan
Gregorio J. Tingson
Efrain B. Trenas
Lugum L. Uka
Wilfrido V. Villacorta
Bernardo M. Villegas
Commissioners
Attested by:
Flerida Ruth P. Romero
Secretary-General
Adopted: October 15, 1986
Corazon C. Aquino
President
Republic of the Philippines
Ratified: February 2, 1987
17,059,495 Voted Yes
5,058,714 Voted No