Constitutional Assembly and Charter Change
68Constitutional Assembly
Constituent Assembly is a body composed to draft or adopt a constitution. Basically, they can create a new or make changes in an existing constitution. They create changes or new constitution through "internally imposed" actions. In the case of the Philippines, the assembly can create changes on the constitution that would prolong the incumbent president's term (which people does not want to happen).
Constituent assembly or "con-ass" is one of the three modes in which the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines could be amended or revised. The other two modes are via People's Initiative and Constitutional Convention. The bicameral Philippine Congress (Senate and the House of Representatives) is in a Constituent assembly mode when they formally convene to propose amendments or revisions to the 1987 constitution; and under Article XVII of the Constitution of the Philippines, upon a vote of three-fourths of all its Members. The process of amending or revising the 1987 constitution of the Philippines is popularly known to many Filipinos as Charter Change. Any proposed amendment or revision to the 1987 Constitution shall only be valid when ratified by the majority of Filipinos in a plebiscite.
The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
Executive Summary: The 1987 Constitution, composed of a preamble and 18 articles, establishes the Fifth Philippine Republic and restores the presidential form of government. It also limits the term of office of the President to one six-year term. The Constitution allows the President to proclaim martial law or suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus for a period not exceeding 60 days in the event of an invasion or rebellion. However, a majority of the members of Congress, voting jointly, may revoke such declaration or suspension. A bicameral Congress replaces the unicameral Batasang Pambansa of the 1973 Constitution. Congress, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, exercises legislative and non-legislative functions. Among its most important functions is to declare a state of war. Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court and other lower courts established by law. The Judicial and Bar Council submits to the President a list of nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court and to the lower courts. The Constitution creates the autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao- ARMM) and in the Cordilleras (Cordillera Autonomous Region - CAR), the Commission on Human Rights, the Judicial and Bar Council, and the Office of the Ombudsman. The Constitution institutionalizes the legislative power of the people through a system of initiative and referendum, and also the power to propose constitutional amendments. The Constitution tasks Congress with the enactment of a land reform law and a local government code. Filipino is declared as the national language. Section 25 of the Transitory Provisions prohibits the establishment of foreign military facilities except under a new treaty duly concurred in by the Senate. Check and balance mechanisms among the three equal branches of government are provided for.
CHARTER CHANGE
Charter Change, also known as "Cha-Cha" in the Philippines, refers to the political and other related processes involved in amending or revising the current 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Under the current constitution there are three modes of which it could be amended: people's initiative (PI), constituent assembly and constitutional convention. All three would lead to a referendum wherein the proposed amendment/s or revision/s has to be approved by the majority of Filipinos in order to be adopted.
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maybe yes.,.,
maybe no.,.,
but as far as i know.,.
its probably NO!
con-ass might have a bad impact on our coutry...the constituion will be changed and
NO, what we need to change is the value of our LEADERS!
it s disadvantage to us especially to us filipino youths
if our current constitution will be revised and amended as cha2x exist, do we need to continue the election 2010?
con- ass is just a waste of time to us filipino,,,f we want change...let our ownselves change first!!!oh huh?
i agree. The government shouldn't waste their time with this con-ass that they are proposing. Instead, the government should just do their responsibilities with the remaining time they have.
watever
..well i really dont understand whats with the con-ass but im sure something has been cooked down under the palace grounds...its pathetic and unfair..seems like a bad motive
i dont get why would pres. arroyo want to prolong her term as a president.pls tell me....
there is no benefit of cha-cha in the philippines!!
..Cha -cha shOuld bE imPosed in thE philippinEs sinCe der is no potential canDidate For thE pResident this coming 2010 ElEctIon.
We dOnt pRogRess as a nation BecaUse We filipinOs are nOt uniTed!!..
nO mattEr wHo ouR pResiDent is..iTs sTill De samE..
yah right!who ever president would be still issues a always thrown and blamed to the president
whose the source of the first paragraph?
i think the source of this article would be found on wikipedia... coz i've already read this on wiki...
Immature people doesn't know what's good for their mates
They crawl upon their greed and hates
And they want not to call upon some debates
Knowing they'd lose to a child who wants to see her mom
( Cause he'd call upon our mother country )
.i guess were sinking down...
no to con ass! stop gloria for prolonging her term as prime minister! the pilpinos now is knowlegeble enough! to fight for their rights!
I need your help..What are the positive effects of Con ass that the government is telling us..all I know are the negative effects..
Please help..My TEACHER needs it..haha..Its an Assignment actually..Sorry but thanks..
when this happen,,many pepeople will die
lets dance cha-cha...get get out
Maybe yes!!!
But it can be proved
if we will try it. .
...maybe we dont have to understood about that con-ass
all I could say is that I agree about constitutional assembly, because it depends who the leader is..and we dont have to worry,bad to say that I am in favor with glorias term..Im just in favor of constitutional assembly!
con ass is just a wasre of time and effort thats all thank you
maybe con-ass have a lot of positive up-brings to our country but it's up to the administration if how they will implement it... either for good or bad
Yes, sang aun aku s con ass... Kc mailalabas o maieexpress ntin ang ating mga salooobin. My kalayaan n tau... Cguro, MBBWSAN n ang mga RALI ng mga tao kc gusto n nla ang bgung mga ptakaran at hnda clang sumunod d2...
Yes, sang aun aku s con ass... Kc mailalabas o maieexpress ntin ang ating mga salooobin. My kalayaan n tau... Cguro, MBBWSAN n ang mga RALI ng mga tao kc gusto n nla ang bgung mga ptakaran at hnda clang sumunod d2...
uhmm..
NO TO CON ASS AND CHATER CHANGE.........
COZ IT WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING
based from my study's in this constitutional assembly i read a lot of comments that some of Filipino's agree with con-ass and some of them are disagree with con-ass..
we all known that con-ass can affect are society if we where still watching those bad people who abuse their power in our country.. and i think that this is not the right time for us to focus in con-ass because if you notice that some of city's or provinces has mendicant or pauper this kind of people should be priorities by the government because some of Filipino are dying because of consumption of foods..
may be we should priorities for our future not for the sake of those abuse governments.
based from my study's in this constitutional assembly i read a lot of comments that some of Filipino's agree with con-ass and some of them are disagree with con-ass..
we all known that con-ass can affect are society if we where still watching those bad people who abuse their power in our country.. and i think that this is not the right time for us to focus in con-ass because if you notice that some of city's or provinces has mendicant or pauper this kind of people should be priorities by the government because some of Filipino are dying because of consumption of foods..
may be we should priorities for our future not for the sake of those abuse governments.
i think their are some good effects when cha-cha will be promoted..........
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isyan 2 years ago
is cha-cha a disadvantage to us?