National Values Our national policies and strategies related to this principle, with human life should be a reflection and extension of the as its central value. Combined, these twin Filipinos’ core national values. Patriotism values form the very foundation of our and love of country, the common good, national strength and unity, and key social justice, liberty and democracy are the Filipino’s sense of oneness amidst some of the fundamental values our diversity in religion, language and people explicitly upheld in the ethnicity. foundational era of our nationhood, and continue to cherish at the present. This is evident from the preambles, declaration of principles and state policies, and Bill of Rights of the 1899, 1935 and 1987 Constitutions. Today, these values are expressed concisely in the spirit of the following traits that Philippine popular culture attributes to good Filipinos: makaDiyos (God-fearing), makatao (humane), makabayan (patriotic), and makakalikasan (pro-environment). We exalt patriotism as a moral duty of every Filipino, who has an obligation to pursue the promotion of the material and moral welfare of the nation and its people. Devotion to the common good is closely to The right to exercise one’s religious faith is another fundamental building block of our uniqueness as a people and as a nation. Regardless of wide differences in religious faiths, the belief in an all-powerful God has been key to the Filipinos’ sense of fortitude and desire to lead an upright existence. Faith commonly binds the Filipino family together even in the face of hardships. The preservation, protection and free practice of one’s religious faith is therefore an essential part of our journey as a nation. The quest for justice has always been one of our most fervent national aspirations. We are seeking an egalitarian system of justice where all citizens [16]