Constitution1 min read
1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Art. 3, Sec. 191987 Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 19
Personal notes Saved on this device
0 / 5,000 charactersReport page issue
1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Answer First
Primary Text
Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Any death penalty already imposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.
The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law.
Use With Care
Definitions and exceptions often appear before or after this text.
Court decisions may interpret, limit, or apply this provision.
Confirm amendment, repeal, effectivity, and official publication.
Plain Language