• GENE CASTILLON
• RENALDO LINA
• ARCHIE CAAYAMAN
• ANAROSARIO MACABENTA
• RENE OSMENA
The Philippine
Constitution(19
73)
Content:
Bill of rights may be define as a declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government, or by an individual and a limitation upon the power of the State.
Classes of rights
Natural rights
Constitutional rights
Statutory rights
Classification of constitutional rights
1)
Political rights
2)
Civil rights
3)
Social and economic rights
4)
Rights of the accused
)State authority and individual freedom
a) State, an instrument to promote both individual and social welfare.
b) Conflict between individual rights and group welfare. c) Role of judiciary
Section 1.
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.
Meaning of due process of law.
a)Under the authority of a law that is valid
( not contrary to the constitution or the constitution itself) b) After compliance with fair and reasonable methods of procedure prescribed by law.
Aspects of due process law.(two-fold aspect)
1) Procedural due process
In Judicial Proceedings.
In Administrative Proceedings.
2) Substantive due process
“Persons” constitutional provision embraces all persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the
Philippines, without regard to any difference of race, color or Nationality, including aliens.
“Life” as protected by due process of law, means something more than mere animal existence.
“Liberty” as protected by due process of law, denotes not merely freedom from physical restraint(e.g,. imprisonment).
“Prosperity”, as protected by due process of law, may refers to the thing itself or to the right over a
What Constitutes deprivation
a) Deprivation of life
b) Deprivation of Liberty
c)
Deprivation of property
Equal Protection of the laws signifies that