1. By: Cherry Apple M. Delaminez
SECTIONS 11-16
By: Cherry Apple M. Delaminez

2. SUMMARY: ARTICLE III Included in the Bill of Rights:
Article III recognizes the individual rights of the Filipino people and guarantees its protection against abuses.
Included in the Bill of Rights:
Due process of law;
Equal Protection of the laws;
Protection against unreasonable
searches and seizures;
Right to privacy of communication and
correspondence;
And the right to free speech , expression and to peacefully assemble. I

3. The specific rights of the accused is likewise presented, such as:
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Right to bail;
Right to criminal due process;
Right to speedy disposition of cases;
Right against self-incrimination;
Non-imprisonment for non payment
of debt or a poll tax;
And right against double jeopardy. I
It further prohibits the enactment of an ex post facto law or
a bill of attainder.

4. ARTICLE III
SECTION 11
Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies.
Adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty. I
SECTION 12
Any person under investigation
for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice.

5. ARTICLE III
SECTION 12
(2) • No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him.
• Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited. I
(3) • Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.

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(3) • Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.
(4) • The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this section as well as compensation to and rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families. I

7. ARTICLE III
SECTION 13
All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on
recognizance as may be provided
by law.  I
• The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended.
• Excessive bail shall not be required.

8. ARTICLE III
SECTION 14
(1) No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is
proved, and shall enjoy the right;
Reasons why shall enjoy the right: I
• To be heard by himself and counsel,
• To be informed of the nature and cause
of the accusation against him,
• To have a speedy, impartial, and public trial,
• To meet the witnesses face to face,

9. SECTION 14 • And to have compulsory process to
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• And to have compulsory process to
secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. I
However, after arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused provided that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.

10. ARTICLE III
SECTION 15
• The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it. I
SECTION 16
• All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.

11. ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
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ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
“Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.”
• This lump of rights, plus the right to
Counsel and sans the “freeze”,
is called the Miranda Rights.
• The Miranda rights stem from the
landmark decision of the United States
Supreme Court in Miranda V. Arizona. I

12. ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
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ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
“The Miranda Doctrine requires that:”
• (a) Any person under custodial investigation
has the right to remain silent;
• (b) Anything he says can and will
be used against him in a court of law;
• (c) He has the right to talk to an
attorney before being questioned and to
have his counsel present when being
questioned;
• (d) And if he cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided before any questioning if he so desires. I

13. ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
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ARRESTS AND MIRANDA RIGHTS
“As a rule, no arrest may be made without a warrant of arrest. The exceptions [also
referred to as warrantless arrests] under the
Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure
(Rule 113, Sec. 5) are arrests made by
a peace officer or a private person:” I
• (a) When, in his presence, the person to be arrested has committed, is actually committing, or is attempting to commit an offense;

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• (b) When an offense has just been committed
and he has probable cause to believe based on personal knowledge of facts or
circumstances that the person to be
arrested has committed it; and
• (c) When the person to be arrested is
a prisoner who has escaped from a penal establishment or place where he is serving final judgment or is temporarily confined while his case is pending, or has escaped while being transferred from one confinement to another. I

15. ARTICLE III
HABEAS CORPUS
“Philippine Habeas Corpus Cases are cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, concerning the writ of Habeas Corpus.”
• The writ of habeas corpus may be
suspended in order to prevent any
violence in cases of rebellion or
insurrection, as the case may be.
• Article III, Section 15 provides that:
“The privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended except in cases
of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety
requires it.” I

16. HABEAS CORPUS • The suspension of the privilege of the writ shall
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HABEAS CORPUS
• The suspension of the privilege of the writ shall
apply only to persons judicially charged for rebellion
or offenses inherent in, or directly connected
with, invasion.
• During the suspension of the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,
any person thus arrested or detained
shall be judicially charged within three
days, otherwise he shall be released. I