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|contents=The earliest assertion to the right of religion in the Philippines was presented in the 1899 Malolos Constitution. Title III, Article 5 states, “The State recognizes the freedom and equality of all beliefs, as well as the separation of Church and State.” | |contents=The earliest assertion to the right of religion in the Philippines was presented in the 1899 Malolos Constitution. Title III, Article 5 states, “The State recognizes the freedom and equality of all beliefs, as well as the separation of Church and State.” | ||
The constitution of the Republic of the Philippines was ratified on February 2, 1987. Articles 3 section 5, 6 Section 28(3), 14 Section 3(3) grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit discrimination. Article 3 section 5 forbids the Philippines from the establishment of a state religion. | |||
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Official Gazette. 1899. “The 1899 Malolos Constitution GOVPH.” Official Gazette | Official Gazette. 1899. “The 1899 Malolos Constitution GOVPH.” Official Gazette | ||
of the Republic of the Philippines. 1899. | of the Republic of the Philippines. 1899. | ||
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1899-malolos-constitution/. | https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1899-malolos-constitution/. | ||
Constitutional Commission of 1986. “The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: Govph.” Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Last modified 2022. Accessed June 24, 2022. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/. | Constitutional Commission of 1986. “The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: Govph.” Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Last modified 2022. Accessed June 24, 2022. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/. | ||
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Philippines
The earliest assertion to the right of religion in the Philippines was presented in the 1899 Malolos Constitution. Title III, Article 5 states, “The State recognizes the freedom and equality of all beliefs, as well as the separation of Church and State.”
The constitution of the Republic of the Philippines was ratified on February 2, 1987. Articles 3 section 5, 6 Section 28(3), 14 Section 3(3) grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit discrimination. Article 3 section 5 forbids the Philippines from the establishment of a state religion.
References: Official Gazette. 1899. “The 1899 Malolos Constitution GOVPH.” Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1899. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1899-malolos-constitution/.
Constitutional Commission of 1986. “The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: Govph.” Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Last modified 2022. Accessed June 24, 2022. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/.