Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution

8/19/2019 Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution

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ARTICLE III

BILL OF RIGHTS


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A bill of rights may bedefned as a declaration andenumeration o a erson!s

ri"#ts and ri$ile"es %#ic#t#e Constitution is desi"nedto rotect a"ainst $iolations

by t#e "o$ernment& or byan indi$idual or "rous o

indi$idual'


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Section ('

•)o erson s#all be deri$ed

o lie& liberty& or roerty%it#out due rocess o la%&nor s#all any erson bedenied t#e e*ual rotectiono t#e la%s'


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Section +'• T#e ri"#t o t#e eole to besecure in t#eir ersons& #ouses&

aers& and e,ects a"ainstunreasonable searc#es andsei-ures o %#ate$er nature and

or any urose s#all bein$iolable& and no searc# %arrantor %arrant o arrest s#all issue

e.cet uon robable cause to


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be determined ersonally byt#e /ud"e ater e.amination

under oat# or a0rmation ot#e comlainant and t#e%itnesses #e may roduce&

and articularly describin" t#elace to be searc#ed and t#eersons or t#in"s to be sei-ed'

Section +'


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1eanin" o Searc#

2arrant and 2arranto Arrest• Search warrant

3 Is an order in %ritin"& issued int#e name o 4eole o t#e4#iliines& si"ned by a /ud"e and

directed to a eace o0cer&commandin" #im to searc# orcertain ersonal roerty and

brin" it beore t#e court'


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1eanin" o Searc#

2arrant and 2arrant o Arrest•

Warrant of arrest3 i t#e command is to arrest a

erson desi"nated& i'e& to ta5e #im

into custody in order t#at #e maybe bound to ans%er or t#ecommission o an o,ense'


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Scoe o 4rotection•Persons

3 t#e rotection alies to

e$erybody& to citi-ens as %ell&%#et#er accused o crime ornot'

•Houses3 t#e rotection is not limited

to d%ellin" #ouses but e.tend

to a "ara"e& %are#ouse& s#o&


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•Papers and eect

3 t#ey include sealed letters

and ac5a"es in t#e mail %#ic#may be oened and e.aminedonly in ursuance o a $alid

searc# %arrant'

Scoe o 4rotection


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Section 6'• 7(8 T#e ri$acy o communicationand corresondence s#all be

in$iolable e.cet uon la%ul ordero t#e court& or %#en ublic saetyor order re*uires ot#er%ise& as

rescribed by la%'


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• 7+8 Any e$idence obtained in$iolation o t#is or t#e

recedin" section s#all beinadmissible or any urosein any roceedin"'

Section 6'


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Section 9'•)o la% s#all be assedabrid"in" t#e reedom o

seec#& o e.ression& or ot#e ress& or t#e ri"#t o t#eeole eaceably to assemble

and etition t#e "o$ernmentor redress o "rie$ances'


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Section :'•)o la% s#all be made resectin"an establis#ment o reli"ion& or

ro#ibitin" t#e ree e.erciset#ereo' T#e ree e.ercise anden/oyment o reli"ious roession

and %ors#i& %it#outdiscrimination or reerence& s#allore$er be allo%ed' )o reli"ious

test s#all be re*uired or t#e


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4roession and

2ors#iIt #as t%o asects& namely;•Freedom to believe in a

region- E$eryone #as absoluteri"#t to belie$e %#ate$er #e%is#es' A state may not comela reli"ious belie nor deny anyerson any ri"#t or ri$ile"ebecause o #is belie or lac5 ot#em'


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•Freedom to act inaccordance with such

beliefs- T#e ri"#t to act inaccordance %it# one!s belie isnot and cannot be absolute'

Conduct remains sub/ect tore"ulation and e$en ro#ibitionor t#e rotection o society'

4roession and

2ors#i


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Section


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Section ='• T#e ri"#t o t#e eole toinormation on matters o ublic

concern s#all be reco"ni-ed'Access to o0cial records& and todocuments and aers ertainin"

to o0cial acts& transactions& ordecisions& as %ell as to"o$ernment researc# data used as

basis or olicy de$eloment& s#all


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Section >'• T#e ri"#t o t#e eole& includin"t#ose emloyed in t#e ublic and

ri$ate sectors& to orm unions&associations& or societies oruroses not contrary to la% s#all

not be abrid"ed'


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Section ?'

•4ri$ate roerty s#all notbe ta5en or ublic use%it#out /ustcomensation'


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Section (@'

•)o la% imairin" t#e

obli"ation o contractss#all be assed'


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Section (('

•Free access to t#e courts and

*uasi3/udicial bodies andade*uate le"al assistances#all not be denied to anyerson by reason o o$erty'


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Section (+• 7(8 Any erson under in$esti"ationor t#e commission o an o,enses#all #a$e t#e ri"#t to be inormed

o #is ri"#t to remain silent and to#a$e cometent and indeendentcounsel reerably o #is o%n

c#oice' I t#e erson cannot a,ordt#e ser$ices o counsel& #e mustbe ro$ided %it# one' T#ese ri"#tscannot be %ai$ed e.cet in%ritin" and in t#e resence o


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• 7+8 )o torture& orce& $iolence&t#reat& intimidation& or any

ot#er means %#ic# $itiate t#eree %ill s#all be used a"ainst#im' Secret detention laces&

solitary& incommunicado& orot#er similar orms odetention are ro#ibited'

Section (+


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• 768 Any conession or admissionobtained in $iolation o t#is or

Section (= #ereo s#all beinadmissible in e$idence a"ainst#im'

Section (+


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Section (6'• All ersons& e.cet t#ose c#ar"ed%it# o,enses unis#able by reclusioneretua %#en e$idence o "uilt is

stron"& s#all& beore con$iction& bebailable by su0cient sureties& or bereleased on reco"ni-ance as may be

ro$ided by la%' T#e ri"#t to bail s#allnot be imaired e$en %#en t#eri$ile"e o t#e %rit o #abeas corus

is susended' E.cessi$e bail s#all not


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Section (9'

•7(8 )o erson s#all be #eld to

ans%er or a criminal o,ense%it#out due rocess o la%'


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• 7+8 In all criminal rosecutions& t#eaccused s#all be resumed

innocent until t#e contrary isro$ed& and s#all en/oy t#e ri"#t tobe #eard by #imsel and counsel&

to be inormed o t#e nature andcause o t#e accusation a"ainst#im& to #a$e a seedy& imartial&

and ublic trial& to meet t#e

Section (9'


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and to #a$e comulsory rocess tosecure t#e attendance o %itnessesand t#e roduction o e$idence in

#is be#al' Ho%e$er& aterarrai"nment& trial may roceednot%it#standin" t#e absence o t#e

accused ro$ided t#at #e #as beenduly notifed and #is ailure toaear is un/ustifable'

Section (9'


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Section (:'

• T#e ri$ile"e o t#e %rit o

#abeas corus s#all not besusended e.cet in cases oin$asion or rebellion %#en t#eublic saety re*uires it'


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Section (


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Section (='

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)o erson s#all becomelled to be a

%itness a"ainst#imsel'


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Section (>'

• 7(8 )o erson s#all be detained solelyby reason o #is olitical belies and

asirations'

• 7+8 )o in$oluntary ser$itude in any

orm s#all e.ist e.cet as aunis#ment or a crime %#ereo t#earty s#all #a$e been duly con$icted'


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Section (?'

• 7(8 E.cessi$e fnes s#all not beimosed& nor cruel& de"radin" orin#uman unis#ment inicted')eit#er s#all t#e deat# enalty beimosed& unless& or comellin"

reasons in$ol$in" #einous crimes& t#eCon"ress #ereater ro$ides or it'Any deat# enalty already imosed

s#all be reduced to reclusion


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•

7+8 T#e emloyment o #ysical&syc#olo"ical& or de"radin"unis#ment a"ainst any risoner or

detainee or t#e use o substandardor inade*uate enal acilities undersub#uman conditions s#all be dealt

%it# by la%'


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Section +@'

•)o erson s#all beimrisoned or debt or non3ayment o a oll ta.'


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Section +('•)o erson s#all be t%ice ut in /eoardy o unis#ment or t#e

same o,ense' I an act isunis#ed by a la% and anordinance& con$iction or ac*uittal

under eit#er s#all constitute abar to anot#er rosecution ort#e same act'


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Section ++'

•)o e. ost acto la% orbill o attainder s#all beenacted'

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