The Philippine constitution says Filipinos are a sovereign people tasked with building a just and humane society. Quoting its preamble is more melodramatic. It says: “We, the sovereign Filipino people ...

House leaders said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte places the Constitution and public accountability squarely before the Filipino ...

Political divisions are opening up over a plan to overhaul the 1987 Constitution to allow more foreign ownership in local industries. The plan to amend certain economic provisions of the 1987 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday emphasized that the Philippine Constitution provides a clear line of presidential succession, rejecting suggestions that ...

Catholic bishops in the Philippines have voiced opposition to a proposed move to revise the constitution and adopt a federal form of government. In a pastoral statement issued at the end of their ...

You do not need a lawyer to grasp the command. Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution orders the State to guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and to prohibit political ...