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    Salus Populi - Agrarian Reform Social Philosophy

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    The document discusses the social philosophy of agrarian reform in the Philippines in light of the legal maxim "salus populi est suprema lex" which means "the welfare of the people is the supreme law." It argues that agrarian reform and laws should promote the common good of the public, not just a few. By reforming land ownership systems, everyone can enjoy greater freedom, fairness and good relationships while having the ability to make their own decisions about working the land for common ends. Ultimately, the philosophy holds that the land belongs to all the people rather than just a single populus.

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    The document discusses the social philosophy of agrarian reform in the Philippines in light of the legal maxim "salus populi est suprema lex" which means "the welfare of the people is the supreme law." It argues that agrarian reform and laws should promote the common good of the public, not just a few. By reforming land ownership systems, everyone can enjoy greater freedom, fairness and good relationships while having the ability to make their own decisions about working the land for common ends. Ultimately, the philosophy holds that the land belongs to all the people rather than just a single populus.

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    The document discusses the social philosophy of agrarian reform in the Philippines in light of the legal maxim "salus populi est suprema lex" which means "the welfare of the people is the supreme law." It argues that agrarian reform and laws should promote the common good of the public, not just a few. By reforming land ownership systems, everyone can enjoy greater freedom, fairness and good relationships while having the ability to make their own decisions about working the land for common ends. Ultimately, the philosophy holds that the land belongs to all the people rather than just a single populus.

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    Salus Populi - Agrarian Reform Social Philosophy

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    The document discusses the social philosophy of agrarian reform in the Philippines in light of the legal maxim "salus populi est suprema lex" which means "the welfare of the people is the supreme law." It argues that agrarian reform and laws should promote the common good of the public, not just a few. By reforming land ownership systems, everyone can enjoy greater freedom, fairness and good relationships while having the ability to make their own decisions about working the land for common ends. Ultimately, the philosophy holds that the land belongs to all the people rather than just a single populus.

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    The Social Philosophy of Agrarian Reform

    in the light of the maxim


    “Salus populi est suprema lex”

    Agrarian Reform, from its socio-philosophical viewpoint, on


    account of the legal maxim “salus populi est suprema lex” speaks of
    common good.

    Laws are enacted to serve their purpose of recognizing,


    protecting, and promoting the good for not just a few, but for the
    public. This is evident in The Constitution that, in dealing with issues,
    it is public good which always deserves the highest consideration.
    Thus, any subsequent enactments must keep grounded on such
    principle upheld by the very constitution itself.

    With the creation of Agrarian Reform, by its sense, implies that


    seeing what we Filipinos have gone throughout a violent and
    suppressing history, we indeed need change in our system. Everyone
    deserves freedom with fairness; that all might enjoy their land, and
    their fruits, along with having good relationships with every fellow
    countrymen.

    And with such rationale, with Agrarian Reform in the light of the
    maxim-at-hand, common people are acknowledged to have a capacity
    to learn to think for themselves, to work and carry out their plans, to
    cooperate for common ends, and to be trusted with social power. With
    this, we can hold that our land is deserved by not just a populus, but
    deserved by a populi.

    With such philosophy of the Agrarian Reform enlightened by


    such maxim, we do not believe that God gave this land to “me”; but we
    believe that God gave this land to us.

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