Fourteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

This paper provides an integration of theology and constitution in the voter education program of Bawat Isa Mahalaga (B1M) Movement, a faith-based movement in the Philippines that advocates for justice, human dignity, and righteous governance. The study explores the theological position of the B1M movement that every human person is created in God’s image to govern as stated in the creation narrative in the book of Genesis and the constitutional identity of the Filipino people as sovereign and thus, governmental authority emanates from them. In addition, this paper provides the processes as to how the program is being implemented. Lastly, this study contributes to a greater degree of understanding of the power dynamics in the Philippines which assumes that God is still involved in the process while upholding the freedom of religion and the free exercise of worship.