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THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
 


ARTICLE XIII

URBAN LAND REFORM AND HOUSING

Section 9. The State shall, by law, and for the common good, undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban land reform and housing which will make available at affordable cost, decent housing and basic services to under-privileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. It shall also promote adequate employment opportunities to such citizens. In the implementation of such program the State shall respect the rights of small property owners.

Section 10. Urban or rural poor dwellers shall not be evicted nor their dwelling demolished, except in accordance with law and in a just and humane manner.cralaw:red

No resettlement of urban or rural dwellers shall be undertaken without adequate consultation with them and the communities where they are to be relocated.


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PREAMBLE 
ARTICLE I     National Territory  
ARTICLE II    Declaration of Principles and State Policies  
ARTICLE III   Bill of Rights  
ARTICLE IV   Citizenship  
ARTICLE V    Suffrage 
ARTICLE VI   Legislative Department  
ARTICLE VII   Executive Department  
ARTICLE VIII  Judicial Department   
ARTICLE IX    Constitutional Commissions  
 
A CommonProvisions  
B The Civil ServiceCommission  
C The Commissionon Elections  
D TheCommission on Audit  
 
ARTICLE X Local Government  chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

General Provisions   
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ARTICLE XI  Accountability of Public Officers  
ARTICLE XII National Economy and Patrimony  
ARTICLE XIII  Social Justice and Human Rights  
 
Labor  
Agrarian and Natural Resources Reform  
Urban Land Reform and Housing  
Health  
Women  
Role and Rights of People's Organization  
Human Rights 
 
ARTICLE XIV  Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports  
Arts and Culture 
Language  
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Sports  

ARTICLE XV    The Family  
ARTICLE XVI   General Provisions  
ARTICLE XVII  Amendments or Revisions  
ARTICLE XVIII Transitory Provisions  
ORDINANCE  
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