1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
1
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Provision
- 1
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceSECTION 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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