A constitutional referendum was held in the Philippines on 14 November 1967. On 16 March 1967 Congress decided that a Constitutional Convention would be elected in 1971. In preparation for the election, two amendments to the constitution were proposed beforehand. Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines; one to increase the number of members of the House of Representatives from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress to be elected to Constitutional Conventions without giving up their Congress seats.Philippines, 14 November 1967: Enlargement of the House from 120 to 180 seats Direct Democracy A petition seeking to stop the referendum was filed before the Supreme Court, but was dismissed five days before the referendum.Gonzales v Comelec Both proposals were rejected by voters.

A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected on 10 November 1970, and began work on a new constitution on 6 January 1971. A draft was published on 29 November 1972 and put to a referendum on 15 January 1973.Philippines, 15 January 1973: Constitution Direct Democracy

Results

On enlarging the House of Representatives

By province/city Province/CityYesNoTotalAbra2,21611,82714,043Agusan22,05514,83736,892Aklan1,97130,61432,585Albay3,27859,91763,195Angeles2,5007,0359,535Antique99237,78938,781Bacolod3,67416,88320,557Bago2,1234,1996,322Baguio1,93110,38712,318Basilan2,1964,6676,863Bataan3,17023,89227,062Batanes2621,7702,032Batangas6,554102,670109,224Benguet1,15017,04918,199Bohol5,78182,49088,271Bukidnon4,28120,98425,265Bulacan13,246110,733123,979Butuan11,4958,93520,430Cabanatuan2,1119,24811,359Cadiz1,7942,3264,120Cagayan7,81844,94052,758Cagayan de Oro4,29512,15416,449Calbayog3,5224,6628,184Caloocan7,95221,09029,042Camarines Norte1,77031,80033,570Camarines Sur48,26739,20787,474Camiguin1,3155,4086,723Canlaon3477621,109Capiz2,01428,57430,588Catanduanes71317,42018,133Cavite9,84234,46544,307Cavite City1,8126,5418,353Cebu22,57784,496107,073Cebu City10,02236,15946,181Cotabato20,55447,67668,230Cotabato City1,5473,5225,069Dagupan1,66012,53814,198Danao2,9622,1945,156Dapitan2,4882,0784,566Davao City9,29420,95030,244Davao del Norte8,05128,00236,053Davao del Sur8,00320,47928,482Davao Oriental4,06817,49221,560Dumaguete8116,4597,270Eastern Samar3,93026,28530,215Gingoog1,1514,5015,652Ifugao4314,1764,607Iligan1,9209,40411,324Ilocos Norte5,89239,05844,950Ilocos Sur8,04341,99750,040Iloilo5,998119,947125,945Iloilo City2,83830,69433,532Isabela21,71939,02860,747Kalinga-Apayao1,7398,71310,452La Carlota1,0134,1095,122La Union4,31955,56159,880Laguna10,31564,83375,148Lanao del Norte4,97821,80226,780Lanao del Sur36,5678,84445,411Laoag99111,35012,341Lapu-Lapu1,4404,3605,800Legazpi85410,71611,570Leyte10,91285,73896,650Lipa1,10010,84311,943Lucena1,3867,5258,911Manila29,438172,177201,615Marawi6,6258527,477Marinduque82617,03117,857Masbate14,75117,52732,278Misamis Occidental2,13731,72533,862Misamis Oriental6,16221,59627,758Mountain Province7488,3919,139Naga4,6464,3398,985Negros Occidental21,50254,10675,608Negros Oriental7,06338,70745,770Northern Samar20,5669,45830,024Nueva Ecija11,90084,14596,045Nueva Vizcaya3,17624,86828,044Occidental Mindoro1,72515,18816,913Olongapo1,3957,6819,076Oriental Mindoro2,78334,42837,211Ormoc6158,3478,962Ozamiz51310,96411,477Palawan2,06121,20323,264Palayan22287309Pampanga10,61964,53875,157Pangasinan16,962188,703205,665Pasay5,41322,70428,117Quezon17,42094,456111,876Quezon City15,09651,19566,291Rizal39,342142,374181,716Romblon1,01320,27021,283Roxas6305,2815,911San Carlos, Negros Occidental5,1811,4476,628San Carlos, Pangasinan63113,43414,065San Pablo2,78611,77914,565Silay8634,5255,388Sorsogon2,70851,23353,941South Cotabato9,52829,12038,648Southern Leyte2,38929,88332,272Sulu10,58817,92428,512Surigao del Norte3,46328,30731,770Surigao del Sur2,92626,94429,870Tacloban1,0109,49310,503Tagaytay2268141,040Tagbilaran2825,0955,377Tangub1323,3373,469Tarlac7,97262,36170,333Toledo1,1463,0934,239Trece Martires37249286Western Samar8,56318,05026,613Zambales3,00331,65934,662Zamboanga City4,4217,81712,238Zamboanga del Norte7,87320,53828,411Zamboanga del Sur15,10033,03848,138Total737,9973,299,4854,037,482Source: Congress

On Congress members becoming Constitutional Convention delegates

By province/city Province/CityYesNoTotalAbra2,23811,21713,455Agusan21,37814,60135,979Aklan2,08229,71131,793Albay3,10458,55761,661Angeles2,3997,0649,463Antique1,16636,67437,840Bacolod3,30717,03820,345Bago1,9784,1926,170Baguio1,94410,24912,193Basilan1,8474,7384,585Bataan3,07522,90625,981Batanes2671,7251,992Batangas6,392100,528106,920Benguet1,22916,69317,922Bohol5,67280,17485,846Bukidnon4,25220,34824,600Bulacan12,791108,632121,423Butuan11,0598,75519,814Cabanatuan2,0389,02711,065Cadiz1,7802,3364,116Cagayan7,52143,36050,881Cagayan de Oro3,42612,70416,130Calbayog3,1364,5767,712Caloocan5,64323,38729,030Camarines Norte1,99530,98832,983Camarines Sur25,53157,42782,958Camiguin1,1735,1986,371Canlaon2408211,061Capiz2,02827,21129,239Catanduanes74016,86817,608Cavite9,18434,32043,504Cavite City1,7626,6178,379Cebu19,56581,896101,461Cebu City10,64734,75145,398Cotabato17,69747,94065,637Cotabato City1,2713,4904,761Dagupan1,52312,40413,927Danao3,0122,0935,015Dapitan1,9312,4744,405Davao City7,60322,21129,814Davao del Norte7,32427,23134,555Davao del Sur7,08920,35027,439Davao Oriental3,68516,68320,368Dumaguete8936,3437,236Eastern Samar3,81426,01629,830Gingoog9424,5875,529Ifugao3464,2424,588Iligan1,8639,47511,338Ilocos Norte6,01337,91443,927Ilocos Sur7,84541,25049,095Iloilo5,769115,779121,548Iloilo City2,93129,95632,887Isabela16,28542,85559,140Kalinga-Apayao1,5418,57710,118La Carlota5434,7455,288La Union4,34054,66659,006Laguna9,92763,93473,861Lanao del Norte4,65321,56726,220Lanao del Sur30,14712,71742,864Laoag1,06810,81811,886Lapu-Lapu1,4234,1575,580Legazpi84110,53911,380Leyte10,37983,07393,452Lipa1,06510,66811,733Lucena1,2867,4898,775Manila29,081171,352200,433Marawi5,0331,5806,613Marinduque87616,61517,491Masbate11,51118,89630,407Misamis Occidental2,38630,82033,206Misamis Oriental6,34921,42827,777Mountain Province7247,9448,668Naga3,0115,8138,824Negros Occidental18,11855,32273,440Negros Oriental5,89539,35545,250Northern Samar18,45510,93729,392Nueva Ecija11,20782,31893,525Nueva Vizcaya3,45324,20927,662Occidental Mindoro1,79114,80616,597Olongapo1,6507,4599,109Oriental Mindoro2,63934,15836,797Ormoc5998,3228,921Ozamiz48610,61311,099Palawan2,13420,59822,732Palayan24273297Pampanga10,23663,32973,565Pangasinan16,539185,267201,806Pasay5,19422,75527,949Quezon15,06694,751109,817Quezon City13,62252,38566,007Rizal38,116141,654179,770Romblon98619,80820,794Roxas6885,0705,758San Carlos, Negros Occidental2,5683,4055,973San Carlos, Pangasinan59913,02813,627San Pablo2,73211,67414,406Silay7174,6575,374Sorsogon2,73349,98152,714South Cotabato8,75528,99737,752Southern Leyte2,51928,81431,333Sulu9,35018,00327,353Surigao del Norte3,45228,58832,040Surigao del Sur2,74825,74928,497Tacloban9609,87010,830Tagaytay1998281,027Tagbilaran3135,0295,342Tangub1123,2193,331Tarlac8,05761,10569,162Toledo1,1802,9164,096Trece Martires40242282Western Samar7,26317,90825,171Zambales3,05329,15632,209Zamboanga City2,2969,55911,855Zamboanga del Norte6,05122,30028,351Zamboanga del Sur12,94332,48245,425Total652,1273,286,8793,939,006Source: Congress

See also The 1967 Agusan division plebiscite was also held on this day. Unlike the national plebiscite, the division of Agusan province to two provinces, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, was approved by the voters.

The 1967 Philippine Senate election was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling Nacionalista Party won six of the eight seats contested in the election.

The 1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections were also held on this day. The Nacionalistas also won all five of the seats contested.

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