A national referendum was called on December 16–17, 1977 where the majority of the voters voted that President Ferdinand Marcos should continue in office as incumbent President and Prime Minister after the organization of the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
Results + style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em" Do you vote that President Ferdinand E. Marcos continue in office as incumbent president and be prime minister after the organization of the Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978? Choice Votes %Yes20,062,78289.27No2,104,2099.37Abstain1,927,2361.33Total votes 24,094,227 100.00
See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections Suffrage
External links Presidential Decree No. 1229, s. 1977 Official website of the Commission on Elections