Malolos Constitution vs.

Philippine Bill of Rights

Malolos Constitution Philippine Bill of Rights

Article 10. No one shall enter the Section 2. The right of the people to be
dwelling house of any Filipino or a secure in their persons, houses,
foreigner residing in the Philippines papers, and effects against
without his consent except in urgent
cases of fire, inundation, earthquake
unreasonable searches and seizures
or similar dangers, or by reason of of whatever nature and for any
unlawful aggression from within, or in purpose shall be inviolable, and no
order to assist a person therein who search warrant or warrant of arrest shall
cries for help. Outside of these cases, issue except upon probable cause to be
the entry into the dwelling house of any determined personally by the judge after
Filipino or foreign resident in the examination under oath or affirmation of
Philippines or the search of his papers
and effects can only be decreed by a
the complainant and the witnesses he
competent court and executed only in may produce, and particularly describing
the daytime. The search of papers and the place to be searched and the persons
effects shall be made always in the or things to be seized.
presence of the person searched or of a
member of his family and, in their
absence, of two witnesses resident of
the same place. However, when a
criminal caught in fraganti should take
refuge in his dwelling house, the
authorities in pursuit may enter into it,
only for the purpose of making an arrest.
If a criminal should take refuge in the
dwelling house of a foreigner, the
consent of a latter must first be obtained.
Article 14. No Filipino shall be prosecuted or Section 1. No person shall be deprived of life,
sentenced, except by a judge or court of proper liberty, or property without due process of
jurisdiction and according to the procedure law, nor shall any person be denied the equal
prescribed by law. protection of the laws.

Section 14. (1) No person shall be held to

Article 17. No one shall be deprived of his
property by expropriation except on grounds of
public necessity and benefit, previously
declared and justified by proper authorities, and
indemnifying the owner thereof prior to
expropriation.
Article 20. Neither shall any Filipino be
deprived:
answer for a criminal offense without due
process of law.
Section 9. Private property shall not be
taken for public use without just
compensation.
Section 4. No law shall be passed abridging
the freedom of speech, of expression, or
of the press, or the right of the people
 1. Of the right to freely express his ideas peaceably to assemble and petition the
or opinions, orally or in writing, through government for redress of grievances.
the use of the press or other similar
means.
2. Of the right of association for purposes
of human life and which are not contrary
to public morals; and lastly
3. Of the right to send petitions to the
authorities, individually or collectively.

Article 25. No Filipino who is in full
enjoyment of his political and civil rights
shall be impeded in his right to travel freely
abroad or in his right to transfer his
residence or possessions to another
country, except as to his obligations to
contribute to military service or the maintenance
of public taxes.
Section 6. 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.