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The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.
(ART. II, 1987 CONST)
The State shall promote social justice in all phases of national development.
(ART. II, 1987 CONST)
The State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare.
(ART. II, 1987 CONST)
The State recognizes the indispensable role of the private sector, encourages private enterprise, and provides incentives to needed investments.
(ART. II, 1987 CONST)
No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
(ART III, 1987 CONST)
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.
(ART III, 1987 CONST)
No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
(ART III, 1987 CONST)
No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
(ART III, 1987 CONST)
The promotion of social justice shall include the commitment to create economic opportunities based on freedom of initiative and self-reliance.
(ART XIII, 1987 CONST)
The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all.
(ART XIII, 1987 CONST)
The relations between capital and labor are not merely contractual. They are so impressed with public interest that labor contracts must yield to the common good. Therefore, such contracts are subject to the special laws on labor unions, collective bargaining, strikes, and other labor rights and privileges.
(The Civil Code of the Philippines Provisions of Labor)
Neither capital nor labor shall act oppressively against the other, or impair the interest or convenience of the public.
(The Civil Code of the Philippines Provisions of Labor)
In case of doubt, all labor legislation and all labor contracts shall be construed in favor of the safety and decent living of the laborer.
(The Civil Code of the Philippines Provisions of Labor)
No contract which practically amounts to involuntary servitude, under any guise whatsoever, shall be enforceable.
(The Civil Code of the Philippines Provisions of Labor)
