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

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Philippine constitution article 3

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