What is the importance of Philippines bill of rights to students?

Answer 1

Being an express constitutional enumeration of the rights guaranteed by the State to all persons within its territory, regardless of citizenship, sex race color or creed. Jefferson says "it is what are people are entitled to against any government on earth, general or particular, and what no government should refuse or rest on inference." The purpose of a Bill of Rights is to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. Because one's right to life, liberty and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections. As Mr. Justice Laurel aptly puts it : "There is no Constitution worthy of its name without a bill or declaration of rights."