PATHFINDER On Constitutional Amendments 11132023

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PATHFINDER ON
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
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Compiled and Prepared by
Legislative Information Service Development Group
Legislative Library Management Service
Legislative Information Reference and Service Development Bureau
Legislative Information Resources Management Department
House of Representatives (Philippines)
As of November 13, 2023
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ABOUT THIS PATHFINDER

This pathfinder comprises a comprehensive list of recommended printed and online
resources relating to Constitutional Amendments. These resources encompass a
diverse array of sources, including books, filed House bills and resolutions, relevant laws
and executive issuances, as well as online news articles, which may be accessed at
the House of Representatives Legislative Library, other institutional libraries, and various
internet websites.
Prepared & Compiled by the Legislative Information Service Development Group, LLMS, LIRSDB, LIRMD - House of Representatives
BOOKS AND OTHER PRINT RESOURCES IN THE HREP LIBRARY:
Call Number (F) KPM 1726 P45 2010
Title: Philippine Democracy Assessment: Rule of Law and Access to
Justice
Publication: Action for Economic Reforms and International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Location: HRep Legislative Library - Filipiniana
Call Number (F) KPM 1734 A28 2005

Title: Charter Change for Good Governance: Towards a Federal
Republic of the Philippines with a Parliamentary Government
Publication: Citizen’s Movement For A Federal Philippines (CMFP) and KC
Institute of Federal-Parliamentary Democracy, Marikina City
Call Number (F) KPM 1734 L53 2003

Title: Liberal Views on Constitutional Reform
Publication: National Institute for Policy Studies with the support of the
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Call Number (F) KPM 1744.5 1971 A2 P37 1971

Title: Parliamentary Guidebook for the Constitutional Convention
Publication: Manila, Philippines
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E-BOOK / ONLINE ARTICLES AND SITES:

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Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments, 70 Hastings L.J. 639.
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Bernal, C. (2013). Unconstitutional constitutional amendments in the case study of

Colombia: an analysis of the justification and meaning of the constitutional
replacement doctrine. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 11(2), 339-357.
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Bisariyadi, B. (2020). Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking and Changing

Constitutions. Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies, 5(1), 255-262.
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of the Constitutional Amendment Process. 62 Fordham L. Rev. 111.
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Thailand. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No.
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Carmona, C. (2014). Philippines Laws on Referendum and Initiative: Implementation

Experience and Challenges. Ateneo de Manila University Law School; Government
of the Republic of the Philippines – Philippine Judicial Academy. November 17,
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Chopra, S. (2021). The Constitution of the Philippines and transformative

constitutionalism. Global Constitutionalism, 10(2), 307-330.
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constitutionalism/3F4945D5F0508AF0B5F0B25D7267C14F
Concepcion, J. Globalization and Charter Change: A Test of Resilience to the Philippine

Constitution. https://ublawjournal.tripod.com/articles/concepcion1.html
Cureg, E. and Matunding, J. Federalism and Multiculturalism: Federalism Initiatives in

the Philippines.
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Dellinger, W. The Legitimacy of Constitutional Change: Rethinking the Amendment
Process. Harvard Law Review, 97(386).
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Gatmaytan, D. (2023). The Latest Attempt at Charter Change in the Philippines:

Prospects and Concerns. ConstitutionNet, International IDEA, March 31, 2023,
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prospects-and-concerns
Gargarella, R. (2021). Constitutional Amendments and Democracy: A View from Latin

America. Revista Derecho del Estado, 48 Jan-Apr 2021.
http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0122-
98932021000100371
Gatmaytan-Mango, D. (2007). Changing Constitutions: Judicial Review and Redemption

in the Philippines. UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal, 25(1).
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6rv2t7j1
Jakubiak, Ł. (2022). Presidential politics of constitutional amendment in Francophone

Africa: The case of Senegal. Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies, 61(4), 386-407.
https://doi.org/10.1556/2052.2021.00280
Juego, B. (2008). Constitutionalizing "Authoritarian Liberalism" in the Philippines: A

Critique of the Political Economy of Charter Change. Department of History,
International and Social Studies, Aalborg University.
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Khan, A. (2015). The Politics of Constitutional Amendments in Bangladesh: The Case of

the Non-Political Caretaker Government. International Review of Law, 2015(3), July
1, 2015. https://journals.qu.edu.qa/index.php/IRL/article/view/1231
Macdonald, R. The Charter of the United Nations as a World Constitution. International

Law Studies, 75. https://digital-
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Malana, C. (2014). Amending the Economic Provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

Philippine Institute for Development Studies, December 15, 2014.
https://www.pids.gov.ph/publication/economic-issue-of-the-day/amending-the-
economic-provisions-of-the-1987-constitution
Mendoza, R. and Melchor, M. (2015). Economic Charter Change: Examining the Pros and
Cons. May 1, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2599131
Ninet, A. (2020). The Inexorableness of Constitutional Amendments and its Democratic

Potentiality. Journal of Constitutional Research, 7(3), September/December 2020.
https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/73540/41996
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Noss, J. (2020). It’s the Procedure, Stupid!”: Amendment Procedures and Their Effects on
Constitutional Stability. CMC Senior Theses.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2488
Pangalangan, R. (2002). Law and Newly Restored Democracies: The Philippines

Experience in Restoring Political Participation and Accountability. IDE Asian Law
Series No. 13, Law and Political Development in Asia (Philippines), March 2022.
https://www.ide.go.jp/library/English/Publish/Reports/Als/pdf/13.pdf
Priyam, R. (2020). Amending Powers of Constitution and its Limitations. International

Journal of Law Management and Humanities, 3(6), 1079. https://www.ijlmh.com/wp-
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Raj, P. and S. Noorani, M. (2020) Constitutional Amendment: A Critical Analysis.

International Journal of Legal Science and Innovation, March 6, 2020.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4471155
Romero, J. (2021). The Ultimate Lawmaker’s Guide to a Liberalized Economy. Philippine

Colegian, April 29, 2021. https://phkule.org/article/136/the-ultimate-lawmakers-
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Roznai, Y. (2014). Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments: A Study of the Nature

and Limits of Constitutional Amendment Powers (thesis).
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Rüland, J. (2003). Constitutional Debates in the Philippines: From Presidentialism to

Parliamentarianism?, Asian Survey, 43 (3), May/June 2003.
https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/17768954.pdf
Saguin, K. (2013). Critical Challenges in Implementing the Citizen's Charter Initiative:

Insights from Selected Local Government Units. Philippine Journal of Public
Administration, 57(1), January-June 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2630536
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Strauss, D. (2001). The Irrelevance of Constitutional Amendments. 114 Harvard Law

Review 1457.
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change/
Tjiptoherijanto, P. (2012). Civil Service in the Philippines: Building Strong Governance.

Working Paper in Economics and Business, 2(2), March 2012.
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University of Chicago Public Law & Legal Theory Working Paper, No. 73.
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Melbourne University Law Review, 38(240).
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Wright, R. G. (1991). Could a Constitutional Amendment Be Unconstitutional? 22 Loy. U.

Chi. L. J. 741.
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Amendments in South Asia. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 19(1),
January 2021, Pages 127–148, https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/moab007
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Strongman’s Legislative and Constitutional Reforms Legacy. Journal of Current
Southeast Asian Affairs, 42(1), 63-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/18681034221122265
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HOUSE BILLS & RESOLUTIONS:

19th Congress (13)
HB04421
[Text As Filed]
Significance: National
Date Filed: 2022-09-05
Full Title: AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE ORDER OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
Principal Author/s: BUSTOS, JORGE "PATROL"
Date Read: 2022-09-07
Primary Referral: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS since 2022-
09-07
HB04926
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT CONSTITUTING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO AMEND THE 1987
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS FOR ITS DELEGATES WHO SHALL
BE ELECTED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BARANGAY OR NATIONAL ELECTIONS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author/s: VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "Lray" Jr. F.
Date Read: 2022-09-21
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07352
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-14, transmitted to the Senate on
2023-03-15 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-15
HB06698
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT CONSTITUTING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO AMEND THE
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, DEFINING QUALIFICATION FOR ITS DELEGATES,
APPROPRIATING THEREOF
Principal Author/s: ABANTE, BIENVENIDO M.
Date Read: 2022-12-15
HB06805
[Text As Filed]
1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING THE
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ITS DELEGATES WHO SHALL BE ELECTED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH
THE NEXT BARANGAY ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author/s: GOMEZ, RICHARD I.
Date Read: 2023-01-24
HB06920
[Text As Filed]
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS FOR ITS DELEGATES,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Principal Author/s: SALO, RON P.
Date Read: 2023-01-31
HB07352
[Committee Report] [Third Copy Reading]
Full Title: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES NO. 6 OF THE
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title: Constitutional Convention Act
Principal Author/s: ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G.; DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE
"Mannix" M.; RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B.; CO, ELIZALDY S.; QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A.;
VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "Lray" Jr. F.; ABANTE, BIENVENIDO M.; GOMEZ, RICHARD
I.; SALO, RON P.; CORVERA, DALE B.; PLEYTO, SALVADOR A.; PALMA, WILTER Y.; CO-
PILAR, Ma. VICTORIA; NOGRALES, MARGARITA "Atty. Migs" B.; TEVES, JOSE "Bong" Jr. J.;
LACSON-NOEL, JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE "Jaye" R.; DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C.; ACIDRE,
JUDE A.; PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN "Caraps" S.; TANJUATCO, EMIGDIO III P.;
BONGALON, RAUL ANGELO "Jil" D.; VELASCO, LORD ALLAN JAY Q.; BARONDA, JULIENNE
"Jam"; SUAREZ, DAVID "Jay-Jay" C.; SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE; ROBES, FLORIDA "Rida"
P.; NOLASCO, RAMON JR. C.; SUAN, LORDAN G.; PUMAREN, FRANZ S.; GONZALEZ,
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SANDRO L.; FORTES, WOWO; ZAMORA, YSABEL MARIA J.; GONZALES, AURELIO "Dong" Jr.
D; KHONGHUN, JEFFERSON F.; CUA, MIDY N.
Date Read: 2023-02-28
House Committee Report No.: 00350
Submitting Committees: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-07
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-14
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-14, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-
03-15 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-15
HJR0012
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Principal Author/s: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B.
Date Read: 2022-11-14
Bill Status: Substituted by RBH0006
RBH0001
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES TO CONVENE THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, NINETEENTH CONGRESS, INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY IN
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI ON LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT;
SECTION 4, ARTICLE VII ON EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; AND SECTION 8, ARTICLE X ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Principal Author/s: GONZALES, AURELIO "Dong" Jr. D
Date Read: 2022-07-27
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS since 2022-
07-27
RBH0002
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN
ECONOMIC PROVISIONS OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES PARTICULARLY ON ARTICLES XII, XIV & XVI
Principal Author/s: VELASCO, LORD ALLAN JAY Q.
Date Read: 2022-07-27
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS since
2022-07-27
RBH0003
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE 1987
CONSTITUTION PARTICULARLY SECTION 9, ARTICLE VIII
Principal Author/s: DEFENSOR, LORENZ R.
Date Read: 2022-08-15
2022-08-15
RBH0004
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE ECONOMIC PROVISIONS IN THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SPECIFICALLY ON ARTICLES XI, XIV, AND XVI THEREOF
Principal Author/s: TAMBUNTING, GUS S.
Date Read: 2022-09-05
2022-09-05
RBH0005
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES SPECIFICALLY ON ARTICLES VII THEREOF
Date Read: 2022-09-05
2022-09-05
RBH0006
[Committee Report] [Third Copy Reading]
Full Title: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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Principal Author/s: ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G.; DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE

"Mannix" M.; RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B.; BARONDA, JULIENNE "Jam"; TEVES, JOSE "Bong" Jr.
J.; CO-PILAR, Ma. VICTORIA
Date Read: 2023-02-21
Primary Referral: RULES

Submitting Committees: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
18th Congress (14)
HB00788
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SELECTION OF AN ACTING PRESIDENT AND
ACTING VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES IN CASE OF A FAILURE
OF ELECTION
Principal Author/s: BIAZON, RUFFY B.
Date Read: 2019-07-23
2019-07-23
HB04062
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT GIVING THE PRESIDENT THE POWER TO DELEGATE OR DESIGNATE A
SUCCESSOR IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE
SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIE OR
BECOME INCAPACITATED TO FILL IN THE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT
Principal Author/s: CASTELO, PRECIOUS HIPOLITO
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Bill Status: Bill withdrawn on 2020-08-30
HCR0001
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PARTICULARLY ON ARTICLES VI, X, XII, XIV AND XVI
Date Read: 2019-07-23
2019-07-23
HCR0003
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 16, ARTICLE
VII OF THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS OF THE COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP) TO THE POSITIONS OF CHIEF-OF-STAFF OF THE AFP
AND SERVICE COMMANDERS OF THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND NAVY ONLY
Principal Author/s: CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D.
Date Read: 2019-07-29
2019-07-29
HJR0004
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CALLING UPON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO CONVENE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING PROPOSALS TO AMEND OR REVISE THE
CONSTITUTION, UPON A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS
Principal Author/s: GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D.
Date Read: 2019-07-29
2019-07-29
HJR0020
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CONVENING BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS INTO A
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO, OR
REVISION OF, THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR THE ELECTION OF
SENATORS BY REGION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
Principal Author/s: OAMINAL, HENRY S.
Date Read: 2019-10-02
2019-10-02
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HJR0021
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CONVENING BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS INTO A
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO, OR
REVISION OF, THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR THE ELECTION OF
SENATORS BY REGION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
Date Read: 2019-10-02
2019-10-02
RBH0001
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES CONSTITUTING THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO PROPOSE REVISIONS OF THE
1987 CONSTITUTION BY ADOPTING A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
2019-07-29
RBH0002
[Text As Filed]
PHILIPPINES PARTICULARLY ON ARTICLES II, XIV & XVI
Principal Author/s: VELASCO, LORD ALLAN JAY Q.
Date Read: 2019-07-29
RBH0003
[Text As Filed]
PHILIPPINES
Principal Author/s: HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T.
Date Read: 2019-09-03
2019-09-03
RBH0004
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS CALLING FOR A
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 2022 TO REVISE OR PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Date Read: 2019-11-13
2019-11-13
RBH0005
[Text As Filed]
CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE
Date Read: 2020-02-24
2020-02-24
RBH0006
[Text As Filed]
CONSTITUTION PARTICULARLY SECTION 9, ARTICLE VIII
Date Read: 2020-08-10
Previous Referrals: PRIMARILY REFERRED TO RULES on 2020-08-10;
2020-08-10
RBH0007
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES TO CONVENE THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS, INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY IN
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI ON LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT;
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SECTION 4, ARTICLE VII ON EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; AND SECTION 8, ARTICLE X ON

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Principal Author/s: GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D.
Date Read: 2022-01-17
2022-01-17
17th Congress (17)
HB00081
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO REVISE THE 1987
CONSTITUTION, PROVIDING FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION THEREIN AND
OTHER DETAILS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO AND THE HOLDING OF
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title: The Constitutional Convention Act Of 2016
Principal Author/s: RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO JR.B.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
Bill Status: Substituted by HCR0009
HB00312
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE ELECTION OF ITS DELEGATES AND FOR THE
BUDGET OF ITS OPERATION
Short Title: The Constitutional Convention Act Of 2016
Principal Author/s: GARCIA, GWENDOLYN F.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HB01241
[Text As Filed]
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS FOR ITS DELEGATES WHO
SHALL BE ELECTED SIMULTANEUOSLY WITH THE BARANGAY OR NATIONAL ELECTIONS,
Short Title: Constitutional Convention Act Of 2016
Principal Author/s: VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F.
Date Read: 2016-08-01
HB01463
[Text As Filed]
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS FOR ITS DELEGATES,
Principal Author/s: SARMIENTO, EDGAR MARY S.
Date Read: 2016-08-01
HB01838
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: AN ACT TO CALL FOR A CONTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO BE COMPOSED OF
ELECTED DELEGATES FROM EACH PROVINCE AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES, AND OF
APPOINTED DELEGATES TO BE CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PROPOSE
AMENDMETNS AND/OR REVISION OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Principal Author/s: LEACHON, DOY C.
Date Read: 2016-08-02
HB03026
[Text As Filed]
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Full Title: AN ACT CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 2016
Principal Author/s: VELARDE, MARIANO MICHAEL JR. M.; ATIENZA, JOSE JR. L.
Date Read: 2016-08-23
HCR0001
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE
REVISIONS TO THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA; PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HCR0004
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO CONSTITUTE THEMSELVES INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO
PROPOSE A REVISION OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA
Date Read: 2016-08-03
HCR0005
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CALLING CONGRESS TO CONVENE AS A
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR ONE (1) MONTH SOLELY TO PROPOSE SPECIFIC
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION PARTICULARLY ARTICLE XVII
THEREOF
Principal Author/s: ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z.
Date Read: 2016-08-03
HJR0001
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION TO CONVENE THE CONGRESS INTO A CONSTITUENT
ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A
FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Principal Author/s: VIOLAGO, MICAELA S.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HJR0002
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CONVENE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
THE SENATE INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO INTRODUCE REVISIONS AND/OR
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: BENITEZ, ALFREDO "ALBEE" B.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HJR0005
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CONVEYING BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS INTO A
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE 1987 CONSTITUTION TO
ESTABLISH A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO
CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE ECONOMIC PROVISIONS SPECIFICALLY ON ARTICLES XII, XIV AND
XVI THEREOF
Date Read: 2016-08-08
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HJR0006
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION TO CONVENE CONGRESS INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT, REMOVE THE RESTRICTIVE ECONOMIC PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER
AND UPDATE ITS ANTIQUATED PROVISIONS
Principal Author/s: GOMEZ, LUCY T.
Date Read: 2016-08-09
HJR0007
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO CONVENE AS
A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION,
UPON A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS VOTING
SEPARATELY
Principal Author/s: SINGSON, ERIC D.
Date Read: 2016-08-09
HR00026
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH A
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO AMEND, OR REVISE THE 1987 PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: CANAMA, SABINIANO S.; BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HR00032
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS TO STUDY HOW THE 1987 CONSTITUTION CAN BEST BE REVISED
CONSIDERING THE CLAMOR FOR A SHIFT TO FEDERALISM AND POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION’S ECONOMIC PROVISIONS
Date Read: 2016-07-26
HR00052
[Text As Filed]
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO CONVENE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING PROPOSALS TO AMEND OR REVISE THE
CONSTITUTION, UPON A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Principal Author/s: BARBERS, ROBERT ACE S.
Date Read: 2016-07-26
16th Congress (13)
HB01343
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO REVISE
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, PROVIDING FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION THEREIN
AND OTHER DETAILS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO AND THE
HOLDING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2013-07-29
2013-07-29
HB02161
[Text As Filed]
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Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. __
OF THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987
CONSTITUTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Principal Author/s: ORTEGA, VICTOR FRANCISCO C.
Date Read: 2013-08-07
2013-08-07
HB05070
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF
Principal Author/s: SUAREZ, ALETA C.
Date Read: 2014-10-20
2014-10-20
HJR0039
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: JOINT RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SUBMIT TO THE
ELECTORATE THE QUESTION OF CALLING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE REVISION OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT
Principal Author/s: DEL ROSARIO, ANTHONY G.
Date Read: 2016-06-06
2016-06-06
HR00013
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE AQUINO ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO
AMEND OR REVISE THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION BY REMOVING THE
RESTRICTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF LANDS AND FOREIGN MILITARY
BASES, TROOPS, AND FACILITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Principal Author/s: HICAP, FERNANDO L.
Date Read: 2013-07-23
2013-07-23
HR00075
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
THROUGH A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO AMEND, OR REVISE THE 1987
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: PAEZ, CRESENTE C.
Date Read: 2013-07-29
2013-07-29
HR00094
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF OPPOSING RENEWED
CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES FOR CHARTER CHANGE AND URGING THE MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REJECT THESE INITIATIVES PROPOSING CHANGES
HIGHLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE WELFARE AND INTERESTS OF THE MAJORITY OF THE
FILIPINO PEOPLE
Principal Author/s: ILAGAN, LUZVIMINDA C.
Date Read: 2013-07-31
2013-07-31
HR00194
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: ONG, EMIL LAO
Date Read: 2013-08-27
2013-08-27
HR00194
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: ONG, EMIL LAO
Date Read: 2013-08-27
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2013-08-27
HR00864
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION URGING THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO SIGN A PLEDGE TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE THAT WE WILL FOCUS
ONLY ON THE ECONOMIC PROVISIONS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS AMENDING THE
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: ATIENZA, JOSE JR. L.
Date Read: 2014-02-24
2014-02-24
HR02174
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SUBMIT TO THE
ELECTORATE THE QUESTION OF CALLING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO
ESTABLISH A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Principal Author/s: ALEJANO, GARY C.
Date Read: 2015-07-28
2015-07-28
HR02384
[Text As Filed]
Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO LET THE ELECTORATE
DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO CALL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Principal Author/s: DALOG, MAXIMO B.
Date Read: 2015-09-21
2015-09-21
RBH0001
[Committee Report]
Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
CERTAIN ECONOMIC PROVISIONS OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES PARTICULARLY ON ARTICLES XII, XIV & XVI
Principal Author/s: BELMONTE, FELICIANO JR. R.
Date Read: 2013-07-29
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2015-06-01
EXECUTIVE ISSUANCES:
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 86
CREATING BARANGAYS (CITIZENS ASSEMBLIES)
[Link To Full text]
PROCLAMATION NO. 1, 1986

[DECLARING PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO AND VICE-PRESIDENT SALVADOR LAUREL HAD
TAKEN OVER THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND THE VICE-PRESIDENCY]
[Link To Full text]

PROCLAIMING THE LIFTING OF THE SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES
[Link To Full text]

DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY TO IMPLEMENT REFORMS MANDATED BY THE PEOPLE
PROTECTING THEIR BASIC RIGHTS, ADOPTING A PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN ORDERLY TRANSITION TO A GOVERNMENT UNDER A NEW
CONSTITUTION
[Link To Full text]

LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMMISSION OF 1986
[Link To Full text]

PROCLAIMING THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES ADOPTED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION OF 1986, INCLUDING THE
ORDINANCE APPENDED THERETO
[Link To Full text]
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