Preamble to the 1987 Constitution

PREAMBLE = PANIMULA

This is a side-by-side presentation of the 1987 Philippine Constitution’s preamble in the Filipino language and in English.



PANIMULA


PREAMBLE

Kami, ang nakapangyayaring sambayanang Pilipino, na humihingi ng tulong sa Makapangyarihang Diyos, upang bumuo ng isang makatarungan at makataong lipunan at magtatag ng isang Pamahalaan nakakatawan sa aming mga mithiin at mga lunggatiin, magtataguyod ng kabutihan sa bawat isa, mangangalaga at magpapaunlad ng aming kamanahan, at titiyak para saming sarili at angkanang susunod ng mga biyaya ng kalayaan at demokrasya sa ilalim ng pananaig ng batas at ng pamamahalang puspos ng katotohanan, katarungan, kalayaan, pag-ibig, pagkakapantay-pantay at kapayapaan, ay naglalagda at naghahayag ng Konstitusyong ito.
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

ARTIKULO I
ANG PAMBANSANG TERITORYO


ARTICLE I
NATIONAL TERRITORY

Ang pambansang teritoryo ay binubuo ng kapuluang Pilipinas, kasama ang lahat ng mga pulo at mga karagatan na nakapaloob dito, at lahat ng iba pang mga teritoryo na nasa ganap na kapangyarihan o hurisdiksyon ng Pilipinas, na binubuo ng mga kalupaan, katubigan, at himpapawirin nito, kasama ang dagat teritoryal, ang lalim ng dagat, ang kailaliman ng lupa, ang mga kalapagang insular, at ang iba pang mga pook submarina nito.  Ang mga karagatang nakapaligid, nakapagitan at nag-uugnay sa mga pulo ng kapuluan, maging ano man ang lawak at mga dimensyon ay nag-aanyong bahagi ng panloob na karagatan ng Pilipinas. The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.

► PREAMBLE ► ARTICLE I - National Territory ► ARTICLE II - Declaration of Principles and State Policies ► ARTICLE III - Bill of Rights ► ARTICLE IV Citizenship ► ARTICLE V - Suffrage ► ARTICLE VI - Legislative Department ► ARTICLE VII - Executive Department ► ARTICLE VIII - Judicial Department ► ARTICLE IX - Constitutional Commissions ► ARTICLE X Local Government ► ARTICLE XI - Accountability of Public Officers ► ARTICLE XII - National Economy and Patrimony ► ARTICLE XIII - Social Justice and Human Rights ► ARTICLE XIV - Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture & Sports ► ARTICLE XV - The Family ► ARTICLE XVI - General Provisions ► ARTICLE XVII - Amendments or Revisions ► ARTICLE XVIII - Transitory Provisions

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