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1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines

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Jurisdiction
Philippines
Provision
1
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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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.

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1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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