+ Follow Constitution Tag
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[Title] => Perpetual disqualification from holding public office
[Summary] => The constitutional provision on impeachment, specifically Section 3, paragraph 7 of the 1987 Constitution, provides that in case of conviction in the impeachment case, the official convicted shall be removed from public office and perpetually disqualified from holding any public office. He may also be prosecuted, tried and if convicted, sentenced to imprisonment.
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[Title] => Kinahanglan ba gayud usbon ang 1987 Constitution?
[Summary] => Nisugmat nausab ang mga tinguha pag-amendar sa 1987 Constitution. Maunsa man ang ilang mga tumong, mangutana una kita unsay kapuslanan sa Constitution?
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[AuthorName] => Antolin dela Serna
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[Title] => Records outweigh vloggers, rhetoric in VP Sara impeachment — ex-IBP chief
[Summary] => A constitutional law expert says impeachment evidence carries weight only when presented under oath.
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[Title] => Never too late
[Summary] => While a college diploma may be, to some, merely a piece of parchment, it is still the dream of most Filipino parents to give their child an education, preferable – hopefully – a college education. Article XIV of our Constitution mandates the state to “protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all.”
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[Title] => The need for a family constitution
[Summary] => In my last column, I wrote about the concept of family councils which are designed to help a family business minimize internal conflicts and hostilities.
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[AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz
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[Title] => Supreme Court orders Marcos to respond to health disclosure petition
[Summary] => In a statement on Wednesday, April 22, the SC said it did not give due course to the petition and ordered the president and Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, as respondents, to comment within a non-extendible period of 10 days from receipt of notice.
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[Title] => Kinahanglan ba gayud usbon ang 1987 Constitution?
[Summary] => Nisugmat nausab ang mga tinguha pag-amendar sa 1987 Constitution. Maunsa man ang ilang mga tumong, mangutana una kita unsay kapuslanan sa Constitution?
[DatePublished] => 2026-03-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Antolin dela Serna
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[Title] => Bastardizing the Constitution
[Summary] => 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 dynasties as defined by law. The framers wrote it as a duty, not a suggestion. Congress received the assignment on day one. Congress refused to finish it.
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[AuthorName] => Rico V. Domingo
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[Title] => De Lima: Supreme Court 'redefined' impeachment rules in Duterte case
[Summary] => The Supreme Court's definitive ruling that Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment is unconstitutional has drawn criticism from lawmakers, legal experts and constitutional scholars.
[DatePublished] => 2026-01-30 14:58:00
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[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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[Title] => Bishops stress loyalty to Constitution, not personalities
[Summary] => In a pastoral letter released on Saturday, November 16, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula urged the public, including the police and the military, to uphold the rule of law.
[DatePublished] => 2025-11-16 13:00:00
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Constitution
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[AuthorName] => Atty Josephus B. Jimenez
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[Title] => Kinahanglan ba gayud usbon ang 1987 Constitution?
[Summary] => Nisugmat nausab ang mga tinguha pag-amendar sa 1987 Constitution. Maunsa man ang ilang mga tumong, mangutana una kita unsay kapuslanan sa Constitution?
[DatePublished] => 2026-05-16 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134484
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[Title] => Records outweigh vloggers, rhetoric in VP Sara impeachment — ex-IBP chief
[Summary] => A constitutional law expert says impeachment evidence carries weight only when presented under oath.
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[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] =>
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[Title] => Never too late
[Summary] => While a college diploma may be, to some, merely a piece of parchment, it is still the dream of most Filipino parents to give their child an education, preferable – hopefully – a college education. Article XIV of our Constitution mandates the state to “protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all.”
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[Title] => The need for a family constitution
[Summary] => In my last column, I wrote about the concept of family councils which are designed to help a family business minimize internal conflicts and hostilities.
[DatePublished] => 2026-04-23 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133740
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1302661
[AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz
[SectionName] => Opinion
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[URL] =>
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[Title] => Supreme Court orders Marcos to respond to health disclosure petition
[Summary] => In a statement on Wednesday, April 22, the SC said it did not give due course to the petition and ordered the president and Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, as respondents, to comment within a non-extendible period of 10 days from receipt of notice.
[DatePublished] => 2026-04-22 18:55:00
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[Title] => Kinahanglan ba gayud usbon ang 1987 Constitution?
[Summary] => Nisugmat nausab ang mga tinguha pag-amendar sa 1987 Constitution. Maunsa man ang ilang mga tumong, mangutana una kita unsay kapuslanan sa Constitution?
[DatePublished] => 2026-03-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134484
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Antolin dela Serna
[SectionName] => Banat Opinyon
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[Title] => Bastardizing the Constitution
[Summary] => 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 dynasties as defined by law. The framers wrote it as a duty, not a suggestion. Congress received the assignment on day one. Congress refused to finish it.
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[ColumnID] => 136581
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808881
[AuthorName] => Rico V. Domingo
[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => De Lima: Supreme Court 'redefined' impeachment rules in Duterte case
[Summary] => The Supreme Court's definitive ruling that Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment is unconstitutional has drawn criticism from lawmakers, legal experts and constitutional scholars.
[DatePublished] => 2026-01-30 14:58:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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[Title] => Bishops stress loyalty to Constitution, not personalities
[Summary] => In a pastoral letter released on Saturday, November 16, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula urged the public, including the police and the military, to uphold the rule of law.
[DatePublished] => 2025-11-16 13:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
[SectionName] => Headlines
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