Introductory
Statement
           PREAMBLE
Foreword                     Latin word
                           “preambulare”
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty
 God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish
 a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations,
 promote the common good, conserve and develop our
 patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the
 blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of
 law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and
 peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
         FUNCTIONS
    •      It sets down the origin
        ,scope, and purpose of the
                constitution.
•       It aids in ascertaining the
         meaning of ambiguous
                 provisions.
 To establish a just   To establish a Government that shall
and humane society
                       a.) embody our ideals and aspirations
                       b.) promote the common good
                       c.) conserve and develop our patrimony
                       d.) secure to ourselves and our posterity the
                       blessing and independence and democracy
                       under the
                                  (1) rule of law
                                  (2) a regime of truth, justice,
                                  freedom, love, equality and
                                  peace