Philippines: Supreme Court gets original of 1987 Constitution

<p>The Supreme Court’s “bible” is finally home. Original copies of the 1987 Philippine Constitution have recently been enshrined at the Supreme Court library as a reminder to justices of their sworn duty to “defend it at all times,” said a resolution of the high court.</p><p><br><br>It is the first time the original prints found its way to the land’s highest court 28 years since it was drafted in 1987.</p><p><br><br>Former Commission on Elections Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, among the 47 who drafted the country’s supreme law, donated his personal copies of the original Filipino and English prints of the Constitution in May, gaining the high court’s recognition for his gesture.</p>
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