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A constitutional plebiscite was held in the Philippines on February 2, 1987. The plebiscite is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 3, which was issued on March 25, 1986, [1] by President Corazon Aquino. It abolished the Office of the Prime Minister and the Regular Batasang Pambansa (English: National Assembly).
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.
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.
People's initiative (or "PI") is a common appellative in the Philippines that refers to either a mode for constitutional amendment provided by the 1987 Philippine Constitution or to the act of pushing an initiative (national or local) allowed by the Philippine Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987. The appellative also refers to the product of ...
The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the constitutional convention tasked with drafting the ... 1987 Constitution: Approval: October 12, 1986: October ...
February 2 – In a national plebiscite for a proposed new constitution, majority votes in favor of it. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] Drafted by the Constitutional Commission of 1986 , it would be adopted with a vote of 76.37% in the referendum for its ratification.
This election is the first under the 1987 constitution.The districts were based on the ordinance to the constitution. Unlike in the Regular Batasang Pambansa where each province and some cities elected members of parliament at-large in multi-member districts for more populous provinces and cities, the 1987 constitution reintroduced the single-member districts for more populous provinces and ...
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 ...