The document is the preamble to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It establishes that the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, drafted the constitution in order to build a just and humane society, establish a government that promotes the common good, conserves their patrimony, and secures independence, democracy, and other blessings for themselves and future generations under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace.

1. WE THE SOVEREIGN FILIPINO PEOPLE
PREAMBLE
1987 Philippine Constitution
Mr. Jun Dumaug

2. IMPLORING
THE AID OF
ALMIGHTY
GOD

3. IN ORDER TO BUILD A JUST AND
HUMANE SOCIETY

4. AND ESTABLISH A
GOVERNMENT THAT
SHALL EMBODY OUR
IDEALS AND
ASPIRATIONS

5. PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD

6. CONSERVE AND DEVELOP OUR
PATRIMONY

7. AND SECURE TO OURSELVES AND OUR
POSTERITY, THE BLESSINGS OF
INDEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRACY

8. under the RULE OF
LAW and a REGIME
OF TRUTH

9. JUSTICE

10. FREEDOM

11. LOVE

12. EQUALITY

13. PEACE

14. do ordain and
promulgate
this
constitution