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The State shall foster public health; provide means of prevention from diseases and epidemics and their cure in accordance with the law.



The State shall foster, preserve and help disseminate sciences, arts, cultural and national heritage, and encourage scientific research.



Education is one of the basic pillars of social progress. The state shall ensure, foster, and endeavor to spread it.



Ownership, capital and labor constitute the foundation of the social structure of the State; and the same are individual rights with a social function and which shall be regulated by the law.



Private property is inviolable; and no one shall be deprived of his property save by reason of public benefit and in the cases prescribed by the law and in the manner stated therein provided that the person concerned is fairly compensated.



The State shall guarantee freedom of economic enterprise on the basis of social justice and balanced cooperation between private and public activity in order to achieve socio-economic development, increase in production, achieve public welfare, raise standard of living, and provide job opportunities in accordance with the provisions of the law.



Natural wealth and its resources are the property of the State; and the State shall preserve and exploit the same in the best manner in accordance with the provisions of the law.



The employee-employer relationship shall be based on the ideals of social justice and shall be regulated by law.



The State shall encourage investment and shall provide the necessary guarantees and facilities for it.



The law shall regulate State loans.



The State shall preserve the environment and its natural balance in order to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development for all generations. Rh