In the Philippines, a constitutional convention (sometimes shortened to con-con) is one of the three ways by which amendments or revisions to the Constitution of the Philippines may be proposed. The other two are through a people's initiative and the constituent assembly. Article XVII, Section 3 of the Constitution says, "The Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional convention, or by a majority vote of all its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention."The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
The 1987 Constitution does not specify how delegates to a constitutional convention should be chosen. For past conventions, this has been specified in the legislation calling for the convention. 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. The 1987 Constitution specifies that any proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution must be ratified by a majority of voters in a plebiscite.
The process of amending or revising the 1987 Constitution has become known as charter change.
List There have been five constitutional conventions in Philippine history: ElectionConventionConstitutionPlebiscite1898Malolos CongressMalolos ConstitutionApproved by assembly1934Philippine Constitutional Convention of 19341935 Constitution of the Philippines1935; 96.43% in favorNonePreparatory Committee for Philippine Independence1943 Constitution of the PhilippinesApproved by assembly1970Philippine Constitutional Convention of 19711973 Constitution of the Philippines1973; 90.67% in favorNonePhilippine Constitutional Commission of 19861987 Constitution of the Philippines1987; 77.04% in favor
See also Constitutional reform in the Philippines Constitution of the Philippines Federalism in the Philippines
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External links The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines Article XVII, The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (in Filipino and English Version)