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BOHOL PROVINCE,
THE NEW GOVERNANCE
The unprecended growth of tourism in Bohol is not solely attributable to the beaches and scenic beauty of Bohol.
It is the product of unique solidarity of the people of Bohol to its National and local officials who have demonstrated the decisive role of technical and political support to local entrepreneurs, capitalists and labor groups to bond together to make every centavo of government and private investment succeed.
The best proof of this inspiring governance is the picturesque landscape and modern houses that dot the 600 kilometers circumferential road that that traverses the whole island.
Joint the tour and get pictures to prove the progress of Bohol.
Nationalism and the Constitution
(Editor's Note: The different articles and provisions below, taken from the Philippine Constitution, are supporting statements of the sense of nationalism which the late President Carlos P. Garcia always adhered to).
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.. . . p.32
NATIONAL TERRITORY
SECTION 1. The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.
ART.II. – DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES
Principles
Sec. 4. The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the people. The government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service.
ART.II. – DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES
STATE POLICIES
Sec. 7. The State shall pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with other states the paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest, and the right to self-determination..
Sec. 8. The Philippines, consistent with the national interest, adopts and pursues a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in its territory.
Sec. 9. 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 improved quality of life for all.
Sec. 13. The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.
Sec. 17 The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.
Sec. 19. The State shall develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled by Filipinos.
