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We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government
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that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves
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and our prosperity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law
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and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution