IV. The Relationship Between International Law and the Philippine Constitution In any event, the Philippines is bound part of the law of the land. There is no by its international obligations both as need a matter of international law, and as a otherwise, matter of domestic Philippines. law. for point, Philippine international principles has been Philippine first laid down Constitution. the and 1987 The present Constitution law national accepted war in the same policy, an (such principles of as Philippine the on this the declared that customary of the innocent corpus Thusly, is not bound of Philippine to pass a law for the principle to apply. of While there have been arguments that generally the Philippines is a monist state, even international if the Philippines were to be considered the a dualist state adheres generally the the “automatically law.” law as part of the law of the land and to in Ermita, right or Philippines instrument adopts . of international incorporated has case Supreme is “[t]he as recent passage) According to Article Il, Section 2 of the renounces In a provision in valid applicable law Congress Constitution, be in the 1935 tenor as the 1935 Constitution. 1987 to law, Magallona The relationship between (customary) law treaty policy of peace, justice, freedom, international cooperation, and with enablements), all that nations.” does automatically equality, amity (one which law the it without is applies domestic beyond Philippine not doubt Constitution is explicit in its treatment of customary The Philippine Supreme Court has low. consistently held that customary law is law 39 When it (as comes to customary opposed to