IMBONG v.

COMELEC

Facts:

On March 1967, the Congress,with the power and authority of Constituent Assembly,
passed Resolution No. 2.
the said Resolution called for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon), that seeks to
act as a medium where proposal for contitutional amendments shall be made.
The said Convention shall be composed of two (2) delegates from the representative
districts. And on 1969, the congress passed Proclamation No. 4, amending
Proclamation No. 2, providing that the ConCon shall be composed of 320 delegates
apportioned among the existin districts.
Herein petitioners filed an action, questioning not only the constitutionality of
the Proclamations, but also the validity of the said proclamations.

Issue:
WON (Whether of not) the Congress holds or has the right to call for a
Constitutional Convention for the purposes of having this as the medium for the
proposals
of the Constitution's amendments?

Ruling:
Yes, the Congress, acting as a constitutional assembly was granted by the
Constitution
the power to call for a convention for the purposes of proposing constitutional
amendments,
whereas it validly did with proclamation no. 2, by calling for a Constitutional
convention, with the required vote of
3/4 of its members. And the amendment of this with proclamation no. 4, is likewise
valid, as the Congress passed said Proclamation
as a constituent assembly.
Moreover, with the issue of the Proclamations' constitutionality, the Congress
seeked a more convenient way to embody the ideals of the people
by providing that the number of delegates of the representative districts, mirrored
to their population, for it to be a more effective way in
voicing out the aspirations of the people.