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    Article Xvii of The 1987 Constitution

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    This document discusses methods for amending or revising the Philippine Constitution. It distinguishes between amendments, which alter specific provisions, and revisions, which make substantial changes to the entire document. Amendments can be proposed by Congress through a three-fourths vote or by citizens through referendum with a petition of 12% of registered voters. Revisions require calling a Constitutional Convention. The document also notes that Congress has discretion in how to settle disagreements, such as through a committee or separate votes of each house.

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    Article Xvii of The 1987 Constitution

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    This document discusses methods for amending or revising the Philippine Constitution. It distinguishes between amendments, which alter specific provisions, and revisions, which make substantial changes to the entire document. Amendments can be proposed by Congress through a three-fourths vote or by citizens through referendum with a petition of 12% of registered voters. Revisions require calling a Constitutional Convention. The document also notes that Congress has discretion in how to settle disagreements, such as through a committee or separate votes of each house.

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    ARTICLE XVII OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION

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    This document discusses methods for amending or revising the Philippine Constitution. It distinguishes between amendments, which alter specific provisions, and revisions, which make substantial changes to the entire document. Amendments can be proposed by Congress through a three-fourths vote or by citizens through referendum with a petition of 12% of registered voters. Revisions require calling a Constitutional Convention. The document also notes that Congress has discretion in how to settle disagreements, such as through a committee or separate votes of each house.

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    Article Xvii of The 1987 Constitution

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    This document discusses methods for amending or revising the Philippine Constitution. It distinguishes between amendments, which alter specific provisions, and revisions, which make substantial changes to the entire document. Amendments can be proposed by Congress through a three-fourths vote or by citizens through referendum with a petition of 12% of registered voters. Revisions require calling a Constitutional Convention. The document also notes that Congress has discretion in how to settle disagreements, such as through a committee or separate votes of each house.

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    ARTICLE XVII Disagreements can be

    settled through a conference


    AMENDMENTS REVISIONS committee.
    Alteration of one or a few Total or substantial changing
    specific and separable in the Constitution as a May also decide to come
    provisions whole (De Leon) together in joint session and
    Intentions: Intentions: vote separately.
    to improve specific parts or a re-examination of the
    to add new provisions entire document, or of “Political Questions”
    deemed necessary to meet provisions of the document Doctrine: Congress should
    new conditions which have over-all be free to choose whichever
    to suppress specific portions implications for the entire method it prefers.
    that may have become document, to determine
    obsolete or that are judged how and to what extent they Essential: VOTING
    to be dangerous should be altered SEPARATELY because the
    1987 Constitution: distinction is important because of the power to propose
    limited scope of “initiative and referendum” amendments is given to a
    BICAMERAL BODY.
    A written constitution is susceptible of change in two ways:
    REVISIONS REVOLUTION Who can propose amendments and revisions?
    Implies action pursuant to Implies action not pursuant 1. Congress
    some procedural provision to any provision of the  Vote of ¾ of all its members
    in the constitution constitution itself 2. Constitutional Convention
     Congress may, by a vote of 2/3 of all its
    On proposal of amendments: members, call such; or
    1935 1987  By a majority vote of all the members of the
    Two Houses of Congress Each House may separately Congress, submit to the electorate the question
    come together in joint formulate amendments by a of calling such
    session in order to propose vote of ¾ of all its members,
    amendments then pass it on to the other
    House for a similar process.
    Who can propose amendments only?
    People/Electorate through an initiative
     Upon a petition of at least 12% of the total number
    of registered voters, of which every legislative
    district must be represented by at least 3% of the
    registered voters therein
     No amendment shall be authorized within 5 years
    following the ratification of the Constitution nor
    oftener than once every 5 years thereafter
    o Initiative is both an extraordinary and
    cumbersome process and too abuse it by
    too frequent use can unduly hamper
    government operations
     Without an implementing legislation, this Section
    (2) cannot operate
     Reason: it would be practically impossible to have
    an over-all review of the Constitution through
    action by the entire electoral population

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