1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE IIIBILL OF RIGHTSSection 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.
Right against detention solely by reason of political beliefs
and aspirations.Incarceration without charges of political
prisoners. Suspension of privilege of writ of habeas corpus even
after lifting of martial law. Prohibition a guarantee against
having prisoners of conscience.
Involuntary Servitude - denotes a condition of enforced,
compulsory service of one to another. - has been applied to any
service or labor which is not free, no matter under what form such
service may have been rendered.
Basis and purpose of the prohibitionThe prohibition is grounded
in the value accorded to human dignity in a democratic and free
society.The purpose is to maintain a system of completely free and
voluntary labor
Exceptions to prohibitionwhen involuntary servitude is imposed
as a punishment for a crimewhen personal military or civil service
is required of citizens for the defense of the Stateto injunctions
requiring striking laborers to return to work pending settlement of
an industrial dispute
to exceptional services, such as military and naval enlistment
to exercise by parents of their authority to require their children
to perform reasonable amount of work when there is a proper
exercise of the police power of the State.
Prepared by: Vagilidad, Carina Regica V.Caturas, Njud Myra O.MLS
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