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Several attempts to enact constitutional reform have taken place in the Philippines in 2024. This originated with President Bongbong Marcos and his allies' efforts. [1] [2] [3] The political dispute has been characterized by the conflict between the upper and lower houses of the Congress of the Philippines.
A magnitude 7,0 earthquake hit northern Philippines at 08:43hr (UTC +8) 27 July 2022, severely affecting the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya. The epicenter was at 17km depth of focus resulting in a shallow earthquake of intensity 7 (very devastating) and intensity 6 (devastating) in 4 areas ...
The Philippine House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, or House Constitutional Amendments Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
The Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the People's Initiative method of amending the constitution is "fatally defective", or inoperable. Another ruling in 2006 on another attempt at a People's Initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the court [15] This only leaves the Constituent Assembly and the Constitutional Convention as the valid ways to amend the constitution.
[1]: 163–164 This constitution even included the representation of the Philippines within the Cortes of Cádiz. However, this representation was short-lived. [2] The promises of liberalism in Spain were never fully implemented in the Philippines, where the powers of the state and church increased rather than decreased.
Map depicting the jurisdiction of sharia district courts in Mindanao. The Constitution provides explicit concession to Muslims, who are a minority in the Philippines, when it comes to state neutrality. It allows the Congress to enact "special courts with personal, family, and property law" for an autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez's vision for a federal Philippines called for 14 states: 7 in Luzon, 2 in Visayas and 5 in Mindanao. He also proposed that the capital of the Philippines under a federal government should be somewhere in Negros Island saying that it would be accessible to all people from the three island groups while he added ...
The manner the President has been exercising his powers under Martial Law and the Constitution and that the President should continue exercising the same powers. Referendum allowing Martial law to continue, not to convene the Interim National Assembly and extend the terms of local officials by appointment, and suspend elections, pursuant to ...