BILL OF RIGHTS (ARTICLE III, CONSTITUTION)

Section 1
No person shall be deprived of
life, liberty, or property
without due process of law,
nor shall any person be denied
the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, house, papers, and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature
and for any purpose shall be inviolable,
and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue
except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge
after examination under oath or affirmation
of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce,
and particularly describing the place to be searched
and the persons or things to be seized.

Section 3
1. The privacy of communication and correspondence
shall be inviolable
except upon lawful order of the court,
or when public safety or order requires otherwise
as prescribed by law.

2. An evidence obtained
in violation of this or the preceding section
shall be inadmissible
for any purpose in any proceeding.

Section 4
No law shall be passed
abridging the freedom
of speech, of expression, of the press,
or the right of the people to peaceably assemble
and petition the Government for redress of grievances.

Section 5
No law shall be made
respecting a establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
The free exercise and enjoyment
of religious profession and worship,
without discrimination or preference,
shall forever be allowed.
No religious test shall be required
for the exercise of civil or political rights.

Section 6
The liberty of abode and of changing the same
within the limits prescribed by law
shall not be impaired
except upon lawful order of the court.
Neither shall the right to travel be impaired
except in the interest of
national security, public safety, or public health,
as may be provided for by law.

Section 7
The right of the people to information
on matters of public concern
shall be recognized.
Access to official records
and to documents and papers
pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions,
as well as government research data used for policy development
shall be afforded the citizen
subject to such limitations as may be provided for by law.

Section 8
The right of the people,
including those employed in the public and private sectors,
to form unions, associations, or societies,
for purposes not contrary to law,
shall not be abridged.

Section 9
Private property shall not be taken for public use
without just compensation.

Section 10
No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.

Section 11
Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies
and adequate legal assistance
shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.

Section 12
1. Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense
shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent
and to have a competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice.
If the person cannot afford the services of a lawyer,
he must ha provided with one.
These rights cannot be waived
except in writing and in the presence of counsel.

2. No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means
which vitiate the free will shall be used against him.
Secret detention places, solitary incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.

3. Any confession or admission
obtained in violation of this or Section 17 thereof
shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.

4. The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions
for violations of this section
as well as compensation to and rehabilitation
of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families.

Section 13
All persons, except those charged
with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua,
when evidence of guilt is strong,
shall, before conviction,
be bailable by sufficient sureties,
or be released on recognizance
as may be provided for by law.
The right to bail shall not be impaired
even when the privilege of writ of habeas corpus is suspended.
Excessive bail shall not be required.

Section 14
1. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense
without due process of law.

2. In all criminal prosecutions,
the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved,
and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel,
to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against him,
to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, t
o meet the witnesses face to face,
and to have a compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses
and the production of evidence in his behalf.
However, if after arraignment,
trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused
provided that he has been duly notified
and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.

Section 15
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended
except in cases of invasion or rebellion
when public safety requires it.

Section 16
All persons shall have
the right to a speedy disposition of their cases
before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.

Section 17
No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.

Section 18
1. No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.

2. No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist
except as punishment for a crime whereof the party shall be duly convicted.

Section 19
1. Excessive fines shall not be imposed,
nor cruel, degrading punishment, inflicted.
Neither shall death penalty be imposed,
unless for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes,
Congress hereafter provides for it.
Any death penalty already imposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.

2. The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment
against any prisoner or detainee
or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities
under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law.

Section 20
No person shall be imprisoned
for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.

Section 21
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy
of punishment for the same offense.
If an act is punished by a law and an ordinance,
conviction or acquittal under either
shall constitute a bar to another prosecution for the same act.

Section 22
No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted.