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CONTIGUOUS ZONE
Extends up to 12 nautical miles from the territorial
sea. Although not part of the territory, the coastal
State may exercise jurisdiction to prevent
infringement of customs, fiscal, immigration or
sanitary laws.
ARTICLE II
DECLARATION OF
STATE POLICIES
PRINCIPLES
AND
PRINCIPLES
Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and
republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people
and all government authority emanates from them.
Section 2. Renunciation of War
Section 3. Supremacy of Civilian over Military
Section 4. To serve and to protect people
Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the
protection of life, liberty, and property, and
promotion of the general welfare
Section 6. The separation of Church and State
STATE POLICIES
Commission
Congress
-empowered to declare the state of war
Kinds of Constitution
1. Conventional/Enacted a constituent assembly
or granted by a monarch to his subjects
2. Cumulative/Evolved a product of growth or a
long period of development originating in customs,
traditions, judicial decisions rather than from a
deliberate and formal enactment.
Form