The New Constitution of the Philippines AnnotatedNational Book Store, 1975 - 563 pages |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Constitution defined | 7 |
The adoption of the 1935 Constitution | 16 |
Constitutional Convention | 26 |
Acts of State | 33 |
Police power | 34 |
The power of eminent domain | 42 |
The old definition of territory the changes effected | 57 |
Grants of reprieves commutations and pardons | 283 |
Constitutional safeguards for the independence of | 290 |
Vote required to arrive at a decision in the Supreme | 291 |
Rulemaking power of the Supreme Court | 298 |
Administrative supervision over judges of inferior courts | 305 |
Article XII | 311 |
Safeguards for independence of Constitutional Commissions | 317 |
Commission on Elections | 322 |
Conferences on the law of the sea the richness of the sea | 63 |
Republicanisn | 68 |
Policy in foreign relations | 75 |
Freedom of education is a State policy | 81 |
Protection to labor rights of labor | 89 |
Naturalization | 99 |
Ways of losing Philippine citizenship | 105 |
No person shall be deprived of life liberty or property | 112 |
Instances of denial of due process | 118 |
Scope of the equal protection clause | 124 |
The right against unreasonable searches and seizures | 125 |
Entrance made by stealth | 131 |
Freedom of religion provisions on religion in | 137 |
Freedom of speech and press of assembly and of petition | 144 |
Nonimpairment of the obligation of contract | 152 |
Ex post facto law is outlawed | 154 |
The constitutional rights of the accused | 162 |
Right against double jeopardy | 178 |
The right of suffrage in the Old Constitution | 184 |
President is Head of State nature of his position | 188 |
Article VIII | 194 |
Parliamentary type vs the Presidential type | 201 |
Philippines reverts to unicameralism | 209 |
Election of President and Prime Minister | 212 |
Probative force of journal entries enrolled bill | 218 |
Disqualifications and disabilities of Members of | 226 |
Treaty ratification | 233 |
Rules on Bills | 239 |
Program of government | 246 |
Deputy Prime Minister | 248 |
Article XIII | 328 |
Impeachment | 336 |
Traditional areas of investment may be reserved only | 342 |
Agrarian Reform | 348 |
The Philippine flag | 353 |
Academic freedom | 359 |
Maintenance of population levels for the national welfare | 365 |
Nonsuability of the State | 372 |
How amendments are proposed | 378 |
Continuance in office of all officials and employees of | 385 |
Ratification of the New Constitution | 401 |
APPENDIX A | 425 |
Artikulo VIIAng Pangulo | 431 |
Artikulo IXAng Prime Minister at ang Gabinete | 439 |
Artikulo XIPamahalaang Pampook | 445 |
Artikulo XIIIKapanagutan ng mga Pinunong Bayan | 451 |
Artikulo XVIMga Susog | 459 |
Article VIIExecutive Department | 472 |
Article XIGeneral Auditing Office | 478 |
Article XVIIIThe Commonwealth and the Republic | 484 |
Sponsorship Speech of Delegate ABRAHAM F SARMIEN | 486 |
Speech of Delegate NAPOLEON G RAMA February | 493 |
Distinctions | 499 |
Conclusions | 505 |
By Jose Ma Paredes | 513 |
Republic Act No 1379 | 535 |
Clarification of Claim | 543 |
List of Delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention | 549 |
Index | 561 |