Jurisdiction: All matters concerning state-owned enterprises, including all amendments to their statutes, the interests of state-owned industrial and commercial enterprises, and privatization. Officials who are separated from service not for good cause but as a result of the reorganization provided for in Proclamation No. 3 of 25 March 1986 and the reorganization following the ratification of this Constitution shall be entitled to appropriate severance pay and to the pensions and other benefits to which they are entitled under the general laws of general application in force at the time of their separation. Instead, they may be considered for employment in the government or in any of its subdivisions, instruments or agencies, including state-owned or controlled enterprises and their subsidiaries, at the choice of the workers. This provision also applies to career staff members whose resignation has been accepted in accordance with existing policies. The President has control of all executive departments, offices and offices. He ensures that the laws are faithfully enforced. “I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as President (or Vice President or Acting President) of the Philippines, preserve and defend its Constitution, enforce its laws, do justice to every human being, and dedicate myself to the service of the nation. So help me God. (In case of confirmation, the last sentence is omitted.) Responsibility: All matters relating to land reform, resettlement and other support services for beneficiaries of agricultural reform, as well as the implementation and amendment of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Act. Prior to the creation of a legislature in the Philippines, Filipinos were allowed to sit from time to time in the Spanish Cortes as representatives of the Philippine islands. In 1810, the Spanish government allowed Filipinos to obtain Spanish citizenship and adequate representation in the Cortes. When the Constitution of Cadiz was in full swing, Philippine representation became a norm in the Cortes.

However, in 1837, the Liberal Cortes finally abolished representation, declaring that Spain`s overseas territories would be governed by special laws. This loss of representation was one of the main points for which José Rizal and other propagandists fought during the propaganda movement. Invoices are laws that are being created. They will enter into force if approved by both Houses and by the President of the Philippines. A bill can be rejected by the president, but the House of Representatives can overturn a presidential veto by getting a 2/3 vote. If the president does not respond to a bill introduced by Congress, it will take effect after 30 days of receipt. No pardon, amnesty, probation or suspension of sentence for violation of electoral laws, rules and regulations may be granted by the President without the positive recommendation of the Commission. Arroyo told Swiss President Pascal Couchepin: “We defend federalism to ensure a lasting peace in Mindanao.” [28] Spokesman Jesus Dureza stated on August 12, 2008: “These are all systems for amending the Charter. We support Joint Senate Resolution No. 10.

Cheeky hints that she [Arroyo] was looking for cha-cha [charter amendment] because she wanted to extend her term prompted the president to clarify her position. It calls for a constitutional amendment. to create the Bangsamoro legal entity. The whole country should have the opportunity to take advantage of the reformist effects of federalism. The feeling of many people there is to give local officials more authority to perform better. And the federal structure is the way to get there. The President has approved the way forward and there is no doubt about that. If it has the political will to do so, it must muster the political will despite all these noises. [29] SECTION 4. Any amendment or revision of this Constitution pursuant to Article 1 shall be valid if it is ratified by a majority of the votes cast in a referendum, which shall take place not earlier than sixty days and not later than ninety days after the approval of such amendment or revision.

Constitutional reform in the Philippines, also known as the Charter Amendment (colloquially cha-cha)[1], refers to the political and legal processes needed to amend the current Constitution of the Philippines in 1987. According to the general interpretation of the Constitution, amendments may be proposed in one of three ways: a popular initiative, a Constituent Assembly or a Constitutional Convention. [2] [3] [4] No voting rights, certificates or other forms of authorization to operate a public service may be granted, except to citizens of the Philippines or to companies or associations organized under the laws of the Philippines whose capital is held by at least sixty percent of such citizens, nor such a franchise certificate, or the authorization is of an exclusive nature or for a period of more than fifty years. Nor may such a right or right be granted, except on the condition that it be amended, amended or revoked by Congress if the common good so requires. The State encourages the participation of the general public in public services. The participation of foreign investors in the governing body of a public service is limited to their proportionate share of its capital, and all officers and officers of such a company or association must be citizens of the Philippines. After six years under a unicameral parliament, the 1935 constitution was amended and the National Assembly was divided into two separate chambers. The Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives have been restored, with a Speaker of the Senate and a Speaker of the House of Representatives at the head of their respective chambers. In addition, the lawyers suffered a setback on 23 September 1997, when the Supreme Court, under the leadership of Chief Justice Andres Narvasa, narrowly rejected a petition from the People`s Initiative for Reform, Modernization and Action (PIRMA), which sought to amend the constitution through a signature campaign or popular initiative. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition on the grounds that the popular initiative mode did not have sufficient enabling legislation for the proposed revisions or amendments to the 1987 Constitution. If the petition had been accepted, a national referendum on the proposed changes would have taken place. After the second reading, the amendments proposed by the legislator are accepted.

Printed copies of the bill will then be reproduced for third reading. The bill is then included in the schedule of bills for third reading, and copies are distributed to all Members three days before it is read in plenary. Based on the results of public hearings or committee discussions, the bill may be amended, consolidated (if other similar bills are introduced) or replaced by the committee with another bill. Duterte and the advisory committee refer to the “Bayanihan Constitution” (in reference to the Filipino value of community work)[38],[42] the proposed Federal Charter contains an amendment to prohibit elected officials from changing political parties during the first and last two years of their term, in response to Turncoat`s behavior. .