RE-POST! ARTICLE II-1987 Philippine Constitution DECLARATION - TopicsExpress



          

RE-POST! ARTICLE II-1987 Philippine Constitution DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES PRINCIPLES Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. Section 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations. Section 3. Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is the protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national territory. Section 4. The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the people. The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal, military or civil service. Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy. Section 6. The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.R.M.E.D - F.O.R.C.E.S. A-t all times, I am ready to fight and fulfill my Constitutional duty to protect my People, National Territory; R-espect an strictly obey the orders of my superiors whatever they maybe in order preserve the Republic and Democracy; M-ore than that, I shall learn, train and prepare myself to become the bravest, the brightest and the best fighting soldier of my race; E-verything I do, and everywhere I go, I shall remember the sacramental words, God, Duty, Honor and Country ; D-efender of the people, regardless of status or poverty, I am always ready to defend, preserve and live for human freedoms and liberties. F-or while to die for the Homeland is fine, fighting and living for her dreams and visions are a much better policy; I shall always be ready to make supreme sacrifice for the glory and honor of dying that other, especially my love ones, might live. O-nward, I go, ready to shed blood, even love and life and more, if only to see her forever free from shackles of slavery, and lifes gnawing and dehumanizing miseries; R-emembering, always, that Motherland is the only home God has given you and me, and that we must protect it for ourselves, our children, and childrens children until the world turns to nothing but a memory; C-onsequently, as a model soldier of my People, I must valiantly strive to live long, happy, healthy, perfect and forever toward the path of love, justice and liberty for the sake of the ideals that I live for and those I cherish and love;. E-arnestly, I fervently pray that my people and I shall cross the river on eternity, while humanity is good, immortality is a much better reality; and S-incerely, I look forward to that day, which comes so rarely in history, when love, peace, prosperity and harmony shall always be a part of our Countrys history under a regime of love, justice and liberty. By:Atty. Elly Velez Pamatong, CIC, USAFFE PART 2 ,May 21,2010
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:36:16 +0000

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