Article II
The free exercise
SECTION 9. The State shall promote
a just and dynamic social order that
will ensure the prosperity and
independence of the nation and free
the people from poverty through
policies that provide adequate social
services, promote full employment, a
rising standard of living, and an
improved quality of life for all.
SECTION 10. The State shall
promote social justice in all phases
of national development.
SECTION 11. The State values the
dignity of every human person and
guarantees full respect for human
rights.
SECTION 18. The State affirms
labor as a primary social economic
force. It shall protect the rights of
workers and promote their welfare.
SECTION 19. The State shall
develop a self-reliant and
independent national economy
effectively controlled by Filipinos.
SECTION 20. The State recognizes
the indispensable role of the private
sector, encourages private
enterprise, and provides incentives
to needed investments.
Article III
SECTION 1. 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.
SECTION 4. 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. No law shall be made
respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof.
and enjoyment of religious
profession and worship, without
discrimination or preference, shall
forever be allowed. No religious test
shall be required for the exercise of
civil or political rights.
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 10. No law impairing the
obligation of contracts shall be passed.
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.
Article XIII
Social Justice and Human Rights
SECTION 1. The Congress shall
give highest priority to the enactment
of measures that protect and
enhance the right of all the people to
human dignity, reduce social,
economic, and political inequalities,
and remove cultural inequities by
equitably diffusing wealth and
political power for the common good.
To this end, the State shall regulate
the acquisition, ownership, use, and
disposition of property and its
increments.
SECTION 2. The promotion of social
justice shall include the commitment
to create economic opportunities
based on freedom of initiative and
self-reliance.
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SECTION 3. The State shall afford

full protection to labor, local and
overseas, organized and
unorganized, and promote full
employment and equality of
employment opportunities for all.

It shall guarantee the rights of all

workers to self-organization,
collective bargaining and
negotiations, and peaceful concerted
activities, including the right to strike
in accordance with law. They shall
be entitled to security of tenure,
humane conditions of work, and a
living wage. They shall also
participate in policy and decision-
making processes affecting their
rights and benefits as may be
provided by law.

The State shall promote the principle

of shared responsibility between
workers and employers and the
preferential use of voluntary modes
in settling disputes, including
conciliation, and shall enforce their
mutual compliance therewith to
foster industrial peace.

The State shall regulate the relations

between workers and employers,
recognizing the right of labor to its
just share in the fruits of production
and the right of enterprises to
reasonable returns on investments,
and to expansion and growth.

Women

SECTION 14. The State shall protect

working women by providing safe
and healthful working conditions,
taking into account their maternal
functions, and such facilities and
opportunities that will enhance their
welfare and enable them to realize
their full potential in the service of
the nation.