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In the 1935 constitution the words used were The Filipino people
signifying that they [the Filipinos] were represented, whereas in the
1973 and 1987 constitution it was changed to We, the sovereign
Filipino people thus, the Filipino people themselves are the source
from which the constitution comes.
The phrase Almighty God replaced Divine Providence in the 1935
and 1973 Constitution which was considered vague and impersonal.
Also, it was used as a compromise to accommodate some atheist in
the 1971 Constitutional Convention.
The phrase Common Good was used to refer to all the people in
place of general welfare which is not as inclusive as it may be
interpreted to refer only to the welfare of the greater majority.
The word freedom was used instead of liberty because the latter
word it does not cover freedom from want, fear and ignorance.
to build a just and humane society, to stress that the purpose is not
only to establish a government but also such society where inequalities
or inequities in any form do not
exist.
the rule of law, to prevent authoritarian rule, as what had happened
under the Marcos regime.
aspirations, to stand for the unrealized dreams of the nation as
distinguished from ideal which refer to accepted norms and
sentiments;
truth, to emphasize the constitutional policy of transparency in the
administration of the governments: and
love, to bind the Filipino people and make them show more
compassion, concern and understanding for one another especially
during critical times when the country is confronted by vexing sociopolitical economic problems. (human fraternity or brotherhood.)
independence, was changed to democracy in 1973 Constitution for
the reason that the term denotes the idea of a colonial status. In the
1987 constitution, it [independence] was restored to stress our being
an independent nation, free to build and chart our own destiny, in our
own time in our own way.