PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS

ARTICLE XIV

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTS

EDUCATION
SECTION 4. 5. The State shall:
1.
2.
3.
(2)
(1)
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(3)
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grants,
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to
all
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public
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levels
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levels.
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local
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efficiency,
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society;
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Filipino
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personal law.
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Proprietary
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Government. educational
residents. institutions.
cooperatively owned, may likewise be entitled to such
broaden
The scientific
control and andadministration
technological knowledge, of educational and
exemptions subject to the limitations provided by law
promote vocational
institutions shall be efficiency.
vested in citizens of the Philippines.
including restrictions on dividends and provisions for
reinvestment.
LANGUAGE
SECTION 7.6.
9.
8.
The
This Congress
national shall
Constitution
For purposes of establish
shall ofbeathe
language
communication national language
Philippines
promulgated
and instruction, is
in
commission
Filipino.
Filipino
the and
official composed
As English
it evolves,
languagesand ofof itthe
shall representatives
shall
be be further
translated
Philippines of
into
are
various
developed
major
Filipino regions
anduntil
regional
and, and
enriched
languages,disciplines
onArabic,
otherwise which
theprovided
basis
and of by shall
existing
Spanish.
law,
undertake,
Philippine coordinate, and
and English. promote researches
other languages.
for
Subject
The theto provisions
regional development,
languages of are
law thepropagation,
and as the Congress
auxiliary and
official
preservation
may deem in
languages ofthe
Filipino
appropriate, and
regions other
theand languages.
Government
shall serveshall
as
take steps media
auxiliary to initiateof and sustain thetherein.
instruction use of
Filipino as
Spanish a medium
and of official
Arabic shall communication
be promoted on a
and as and
voluntary language
optionalof instruction in the
basis.
educational system.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 12.
11.
10.
13.
Science
The State
Congress
Stateandshall
shall
technology
mayregulate
protect
provide are
the
andforessential
transfer
secure
incentives,
and
the
for
national development
including
promote
exclusive the
rights
tax adaptation
deductions,
of scientists,
and
oftoprogress.
technology
encourage
inventors, Thefrom
private
artists,
State
all
shall other
participation
sources
and give
forgifted
in
the
priority
programs
citizens
national to
of
to benefit.
basic
their
research
and
intellectual
Itapplied
shall
and
development,
scientific
encourage
property research.
and
the invention,
widest
creations,
Scholarships,
participation
innovation,
particularly
grants-in-aid,
of
and private
when
their
utilization;
or
groups,
beneficial
other local
forms
toand
the
governments,
of to
incentives
people,
science forshall
and
and
suchbe
community-
technology
period
provided as
education,
to
based
may deserving
be organizations
provided
training,
science
by law.in
and
students,
theservices.
generation
researchers,
It shall
and
support indigenous,
scientists,
utilization of inventors,
science and appropriate,
technology.
technologists, and self-and
reliant scientific
specially gifted citizens.
and technological capabilities,
and their application to the country’s
productive systems and national life.
ARTS AND CULTURE
SECTION 18.17.
15.
14.
16.
(2)
(1)
All
The The
Artsthe
State State
State
country’s
State
and shall
letters shall
shall
recognize,
shall encourage
ensure
artistic
foster
shall enjoyand equal
respect,
the
the and
and support
access
historic to
wealth
protect
preservation,
patronage of
researches
cultural
constitutes
the rights
enrichment,
State. ofand studies
opportunities
the cultural
indigenous
and
The dynamic
State on the
through
cultural
shall arts
treasure the
evolution and
of aculture.
educational
the
communities
conserve, of nation
to
Filipino
promote,
system,
and shall
preserve
national public
be under
and
culture
popularize or
develop
based
the private
thetheir
on cultural
protection
cultures,
the
nation’s principle entities,
oftraditions,
the
of State
historical unity
and
scholarships,
which
and may
in diversity
cultural ingrants
regulate
institutions.
heritage and
its
aItclimate
shall
and other
disposition.
consider incentives,
of free
resources, these well and
as rights
artistic in
as
community
the formulation
intellectual
artistic cultural centers,
of national
expression.
creations. andand
plans other public
policies.
venues.
SPORTS
SECTION 18.
(1) The
(2) All educational
State shall promote
institutions
physical
shall undertake
education
and encourage
regular sports activities
sports programs,
throughoutleague
the
competitions,
country in cooperation
and amateur
with athletic
sports, clubs
including
and
training
other sectors.
for international competitions, to
foster self-discipline, teamwork, and
excellence for the development of a healthy
and alert citizenry.