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Instead of being This constitution

ratified by a in which the
plebiscite President was the
however, Marcos symbolic head of
submitted it to state and the
“citizen Prime Minister
assemblies” that was the head of
was formed to government. The
approve or reject Prime Minister,
the new who was
constitution. the nominated by the
plebiscite was President acted as
1973 Parliamentary held from January January 1973 to the head of the
Constituion 10-15, 1972 and 1986 Cabinet. Also
the constitution provided for the
was establishment of
overwhelmingly the Civil Service
approved on Commission, the
January 17, 1973 , Commission on
Pres. Marcos Elections, and the
signed Commission on
Proclamation no. Audit the
1102 declaring the amended
1973 Constitution Constitution also
ratified. granted the
President several
 powers and
functions which
were originally
vested in the
Prime Minister
and the Cabinet.
The provisional Under the
constitution Freedom
“Freedom Constitution the
Constitution” was President
proclaimed, continued to
setting aside the exercise legislative
1973 Constitution powers until a
thereby legislative was
recognized the owned under a
Freedom Revolutionary new Aquino March 24, 1986 to new constitution.
Constitution Government administration as February 1987 Furthermore, the
a temporary President was
revolutionary given the power
government until to appoint the
the framing of a members of a
new constitution. Constitutional
Commission task
to draft a new
charter “truly
effective of the
ideals and
aspirations of the
Filipino people.
On June 2 the The 1987
ConCom, headed Constitution
by former Justice restores the
Cecilia Munoz bicameral
Palma, Congress of the
commenced its Philippines. It is
sessions at composed of a
Batasang Senate and a
Pambansa in House of
Quezon City. The Representatives.
1987 Democracy ConCom February 11, 1987 This constitution
Constitution completed their up to present also modified the
task on October Bill of Rights
12, 1986 and details the rights
presented the of every Filipino
draft constitution citizens. Also the
to President Commission on
Aquino on Human Rights
October 15. after who tasked to
a period of investigate all
nationwide forms of human
information rights violations.
campaign, a The recognition of
plebiscite for its an Autonomous
ratification was Region of Muslim
held on Feb. 2, Mindanao and the
1987. an Cordillera.
overwhelming 17,
059, 495 voted to
ratify the
constitution while
5,058,714 voted
against it. On
February 11,
1987, the New
Constitution was
proclaimed
ratified and in
effect.