ERICA MAE L.

GREGORIO BSED-ENGLISH II
ASSIGNMENT: Research about the following

1987- Philippine Constitution

MANILA, Philippines – Did you know that for every change in the constitution in the
Philippines, the President released a proclamation to commemorate the date when the
new charter took effect? This day is called Constitution Day.
Of all the constitutional changes the country went through, it's only the 1943
Constitution which did not have a corresponding proclamation.
President Corazon C. Aquino, through Proclamation No. 211 of 1988, assigned
February 2 of each year as Constitution Day to mark the new 1987 Constitution.
On February 2, 1987, a National Plebiscite was held after a nationwide information
campaign on the draft constitution.
The question voters had to answer was: "Do you vote for the ratification of the proposed
Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines with the ordinance appended thereto?"
The results of the 1987 plebiscite canvassed by the Commission on Elections based on
returns from 83,288 precincts – or a total of 21,785,216 votes – across the Philippines
are as follows
On February 11, 1987, through Proclamation No. 58, Aquino announced the results of
the plebiscite and proclaimed the 1987 Philippine Constitution ratified. It took effect the
same day. Lino Brocka, a filmmaker known for his films which explored social realities,
was part of the ConCom.
However, the heated discussions and disapprovals of certain provisions led him and
other ConCom members to walk out of the sessions Brocka eventually sent a letter on
August 28, 1986 to the commission stating that he had informed President Cory Aquino
of his irrevocable resignation.

COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 578

COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 578 - AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY-TWO OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, SO AS TO INCLUDE TEACHERS,
PROFESSORS, AND PERSONS CHARGED WITH THE SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC
OR DULY RECOGNIZED PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES,
WITHIN THE TERM "PERSONS IN AUTHORITY"
Section 1. Article one hundred fifty-two of Act Numbered Three thousand eight hundred
and fifteen, known as the Revised Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 152. Persons in authority. – Who shall be deemed as such. – In applying the
provisions of the preceding and other articles of this Code, any person directly vested
with jurisdiction, whether as an individual or as a member of some court or
governmental corporation, board or commission, shall be deemed a person in authority.
"In applying the provisions of articles one hundred forty-eight and one hundred fifty-one
of this Code, teachers, professors, and persons charged with the supervision of public
or duly recognized private schools, colleges, and universities, shall be deemed persons
in authority."

RA 4670 MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

- The responsibility of molding the minds and values of the Filipino youth makes our
public school teachers precious and invaluable to our society. Moreover, public school
teachers, as civil servants, wholeheartedly dedicate their time and effort in assisting
both the local and national government particularly during elections.
As such, Republic Act No. 4670 otherwise known as “The Magna Carta for Public
School Teachers” was passed into law in view of providing professional rights and
safeguards to our public school teachers in consideration of the exigency and level of
difficulty of the exercise of their profession. However, the said law has which was signed
on June 18, 1966 remains untouched for more than half a century now exhibits
weaknesses that hamper the improvement of the social and economic status and
working conditions of our public school teachers. The need for modifications and
amendments to strengthen the law is in order.
This bill seeks to amend the aforementioned law to make the said measure more
responsive by expanding public school teachers working rights, strengthening working
protections and safeguards and providing additional incentives for extra-curricular work
HOUSE BILL NO. 8384/ Introduced by Manila Teachers Representative VIRGILIO S.
LACSON
AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND
WORK INCENTIVES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, TO BE KNOWN AS THE EXPANDED MAGNA
CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.