National Constitutional provisions – Philippines The
constitution is the fundamental law of the country, reflecting
the underlying and unifying values of society. It spells out the
basic rights of each person; it serves as a framework for all
other laws and policies, and cannot be easily changed. However,
it can be changed and updated through a democratic process, and
it is important to keep it alive, by popularising and using it,
and by campaigning for its reform or amendment if necessary.
Below we have picked out what we see as some of the most
relevant articles, but please be encouraged to seek and read
your constitution in its entirety. The state is the central
actor in any claim to the right to education: it is the prime
duty-bearer and the prime implementer; it is the guarantor; and
it is the state´s signature vis-à-vis the international norms
and standards which binds it to respect, protect and fulfil the
right to education. The state must therefore be judged or
challenged on its central text on the ri