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After Marcos was deposed in 1986, the newly drafted 1987 Constitution prohibited the death penalty but allowed Congress to reinstate it "hereafter" for "heinous crimes"; making the Philippines the first Asian country to abolish capital punishment. The death penalty was replaced by reclusion perpetua. [34]
The killings of Chapman and Hultman, together with other notable heinous crimes such as the murder of Eldon Maguan and the Vizconde massacre compelled the Philippine Congress to restore the death penalty in the Philippines in 1993, which was previously made prohibited by the 1987 Philippine Constitution. [6] The death penalty would again be ...
Thus, it was on February 2, 1987 that the 1987 Constitution took effect. On February 11, 1987, President Aquino, other government officials, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, pledged allegiance to the Constitution. Since then, February 2 has been celebrated as Constitution Day, the date of the plebiscite.
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.
[7] [4] [8] [9] The draft constitution passed by the ConCom on October 12, 1986, and was presented to President Aquino three days later. The draft constitution was subject to a plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The results of the plebiscite was announced on February 11, 1987, with 16,622,111 or 76.30% of voters in favor of the draft.
Republic Act No. 386, the Civil Code of the Philippines (1949). Act No. 3815, the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (1930). The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Luis B. Reyes, The Revised Penal Code: Criminal Law 20 (1998, 14th ed.). Antonio L. Gregorio, Fundamentals of Criminal Law Review 50-51 (1997).
Senate of the Philippines; In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's 1st district; In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001: Preceded by: Venice Borja-Agana: Succeeded by: Edgar M. Chatto: Member of the Agrava Fact-Finding Board [1] In office October 1983 – October 1984
The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: A Commentary (1996) [15] Constitutional Structure and Powers of Government: Notes and Cases (1997) [16] A Living Constitution: The Ramos Presidency (1999) (ISBN 971-27-0787-3) A Living Constitution: The Cory Aquino Presidency (2000) (ISBN 971-27-0915-9) "From One-Man Rule to People Power ...