The State promotes the preferential use of Filipino labor, domestic materials, and locally produced goods to ensure competitiveness.
What is the economic policy regarding Filipino labor and domestic goods? Read More »
The practice of all professions in the Philippines is exclusively limited to Filipino citizens, unless prescribed by law.
Who is exclusively allowed to practice professions within the Philippines? Read More »
During a national emergency, the State may temporarily take over the operation of privately owned utilities affecting public interest.
Under what critical conditions can the State take over privately owned public utilities? Read More »
The State regulates monopolies to protect public interest, forbidding all combinations in restraint of trade or unfair competition.
How does the State handle monopolies and combinations in restraint of trade? Read More »
The President may enter agreements with foreign corporations for technical or financial assistance in large-scale natural resource extraction.
Public domain lands are classified into agricultural, forest, mineral, and national parks, with only agricultural lands being alienable.
How are lands of the public domain classified under the Constitution? Read More »
Private corporations can only lease alienable public lands up to 1,000 hectares for a maximum of 25 renewable years.
A Filipino citizen may lease up to 500 hectares of alienable public land, or acquire up to 12 hectares.
Congress must determine and mark boundaries of forest lands and national parks, conserving them from alteration except by law.
What responsibilities does Congress have concerning forest lands and national parks? Read More »
The State protects the rights of indigenous cultural communities to their ancestral lands to ensure their overall well-being.
How does the State ensure the protection of indigenous cultural communities? Read More »
