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National Service Training Program NSTP Bill of Rights
National Service Training Program NSTP Bill of Rights
CITIZENSHIP TRAINING
PREAMBLE
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.
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.
ARTICLE III
BILL OF RIGHTS
SECTION 1
RIGHT TO LIFE
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.
RIGHT OF LIBERTY
Right of Liberty kalayaan mong gawin ang mga bagay na iyong gustong gawin na
walang nangingialam na kahit na sino sa iyo
RIGHT OF PROPERTY
Karapatang mag may ari at gumamit ng ano mang mga bagay basta hindi ito lalampas
sa limitasyon sa batas.
SECTION 2
WARRANT OF ARREST
- An order in writing signed by a judge stating that a person should be arrested.
SEARCH WARRANT
- An order in writing signed by a judge stating for a search.
SECTION 3
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be
inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding.
SECTION 4
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press,
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of
grievances.
SECTION 5
SECTION 6
RIGHT TO TRAVEL
The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall
not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be
impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be
provided by law.
SECTION 7
SECTION 8
The right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to
form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged.
SECTION 9
Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
SECTION 10
No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
SECTION 11
Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall
not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.
SECTION 12
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the
free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other
similar forms of detention are prohibited.
(3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or Section 17 hereof shall be
inadmissible in evidence against him.
(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this section as well
as compensation to and rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families.
SECTION 13
All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when
evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be
released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired
even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be
required.
SECTION 14
(2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the
contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to be informed
of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public
trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the
attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. However, after
arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused provided that he
has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.
SECTION 15
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of
invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it.
SECTION 16
All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial,
quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.
SECTION 17
No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
SECTION 18
(1) No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted.
SECTION 19
(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment
inflicted. Neither shall the death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving
heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Any death penalty already imposed shall
be reduced to reclusion perpetua.
SECTION 20
No person shall be imprisoned for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.
SECTION 21
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense. If an act is
punished by a law and an ordinance, conviction or acquittal under either shall constitute a bar to
another prosecution for the same act.
SECTION 22
No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted.
BILL OF ATTAINDER
A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without trial. Its
essence is the substitution of a legislative for a judicial determination of guilt.