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The Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971 was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines. The delegates were elected on November 10, 1970, and the convention itself was convened on June 1, 1971.
A constitutional convention was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines.A special election was held on November 10, 1970 to elect the convention's delegates, which would convene in 1971.
In 1971, under an earlier constitution, Republic Act No. 6132 provided that delegates to a constitutional convention would be elected by the national legislative district, in a special election. [3] The 1987 constitution specifies that any proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution must be ratified by a majority of voters in a plebiscite.
The regular rules of the convention were suspended and a 166-member group headed by Marcos-supporting Delegate Gilberto Duavit came up with a new draft of the constitution. By November 29, 1972 – a little over two months after the declaration of martial law – the convention approved the draft, which was presented to Marcos in Malacañang ...
On June 1, 1971, Garcia was elected delegate of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, where delegates elected him as president of the convention. However, on June 14, 1971, Garcia died from a heart attack on 5:57 p.m. at his Manila residence along Bohol Avenue (now Sergeant Esguerra Avenue), Quezon City. [24]
After a convention is held, voters would have to approve any constitutional amendment it proposes. Presumably that would happen in 2026, but again the Assembly decides.
June 1 – The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former President Carlos Garcia as its head. June 14 – Garcia dies and former President Diosdado Macapagal takes over the top position at the Convention. June 19 – Manili massacre
His legacy is enshrined in what is known as the Quintero Exposé in which, on 19 May 1971, in a privilege speech on the plenary of the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention colloquially called "Con-Con", he disclosed that on different occasions, certain people that he did not name distributed money to delegates of the Con-Con, apparently in an effort to influence them in the discharge of ...