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~OUSERESOLUTION
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Introduced by Repres ntatives PROSPERa C. NOGRALES. ARTHUR D.
DEFENSOR, SR., M . AMELITA C. VILLAROSA. VICTOR F ORTEGA,
SIMEON A. DATUMA ONG, BENHUR: L. SALIMBANGON,RAUL V. DEL
MAR, EDUARDO R. GULLAS, PAUL R. DAZA, ERNESTO C. PABLO,
MATIASV. DEFENSO ,JR., ANDRES D. SALVACION,JR., FRANCISCO T.
MATUGAS. JUDY J. SYJUCO' ADAM RELSON L. JALA, REYLINA G.
NICOLAS, PEDRO. ROMUALDO, HERMINIA M. RAMIRO, MARIA
MILAGRO~H. MAGS YSAY,YEVGENY VINCENTE B. EMANO,ALBERT S.
GARCIA, JESUS CRI~PIN C. REMULLA.VICTOR AGUEDO E. AGBAYANI,
DEL R. DE GUZMAN' JUNIE E. CUA. TRINIDAD G. APOSTOL, LUIS R.
VILLAFUERTE,FERDI AND MARTING. ROMUAlOEZ. FELIX R. ALFELOR.
JR.. ANTONIO M. 01 Z, PEDRO M. PANCHO, ANTONIO H. CERllLES,
MARYANN L. SUSAN, NELSON L. DAYANGHIRANG,MARIAZENAIDAB.
ANGPING. ALVINS. S NDOVAL.CANDIDO P. PANCRUDO, JR., EDGARDO
M. CHATTO, ANGE ITO C. GATLABAYAN, ROBERT RAYMUND M.
ESTRELLA, NARCIS R. BRAVO. JR., ELPIDIO F. BARZAGA, 'JR..
ROOOLFO G. VAlEN lA, CARLO OLIVER D. DIASNES, M.D., JECI A.
LAPUS. CECILIA M. EARES-LUNA, ANNA YORK P. BONDoe. JOSE
ANTONIO F. ROXAS, NTON'O F. LAGDAMEO, JR., MA. VICTORIA R. Sy.
ALVARADO, ANN K. H FER, MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID. HENRY M.

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DUENAS, JR., ALFRE 0 D. MARAN ON III. ARNULFO F. GO. GLENN A.
CHONG, EDWIN C. U . MARIA EVITA R. ARAGO, ROBERTO V. PUNO,
TEODUlO M. COQUll.~A, JUAN MIGUEL MACAPAGAl-ARROYO,ARTURO
6. ROBES. DIOSDADc) M. ARROYO. RENO G. LlM. NANETTE C. DAZA.
AMADO s. BAGATS1Nt3, JOSEPH A. SANTIAGO, ADELINA ROORIGUEZ-
ZALDARRIAGA, AURELIO D. GONZALES, JR., MAGTANGGOl T.
GUNIGUNDO I, ANT NIO T. KHO. WILFRIDO MARK M. ENVERGA,
CARMElO F. LAZATIN EMIL L. ONG, RODOLFO W. ANTONINO. MANUEL
E. ZAMORA. JANETT ~ L. GARIN, OSCAR G. MALAPITAN, NICANOR M.
BRIONES, MARY MIT L. CAJAYON. RONALD V. SINGSON, ROMAN T.
ROMULO. JOSE G. S LIS, VICTORIA H REYES, EDGAR S. SAN lUIS,
JEFFREY P. FERRER"~ IGNACIO T. ARROYO. RODOLFO T. ALBANO III.
JOSE S. AQUINO II, r-fUR G. JAAFAR. MARC DOUGLAS C. CAGAS IV.
EDELMIRO A. AMANT~, MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA. GUILLERMO A.
ROMARA TE, JR.. VICE~TE F. BELMONTE, JR.. GLENDA B. ECLEO, PHILIP
A. PICHAY. PANGALIAtN M. BALINDONG, ROLANDO A. UY. ROGER G.
MERCADO, ROSENDOj S. LABADLABAD, EUFROCINO M. CODlllA, SR.,
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,, FLORENCIO T. MIRAF RES' FRANKLIN P. BAUTISTA, JOSE V. YAP,

FLORENCIOC. GARAY, HOMAS L. DUMPIT.JR., FLORENCIOL. VARGAS,
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ANTONIO C. ALVAREZ,. ENARO M. ALVAREZ, JR., DANILO E. SUAREZ,
CARMEN L. CARl, LO~NA C. SILVERIO, RAUL T. GONZALES. ,IR.
HERMINIA B. ROMAN, OBERTO C. CAJES, NIEL C. TUPAS. JR.. REX
GATCHALlAN, CARME ITA O. REYES, MICHAEL JOHN R. DUAVIT.
ABDULLAH D. DIMAPO ,MANUEL S. AGYAO, REYNALDO S. UY. ELIAS
C. BULUT, JR., ISIDR T. UNGAB, ARTHUR F. CELESTE, JOAQUIN
CARLOS RAHMANA. N A, ROQUE R. ABLAN, JR., FERJENELG. BIRON,
MAURICIO G. DOMOGA , VICTOR J. YU, SAMUEL M. DANGWA, PRYDE
HENRY A. TEVES, M NUEL N. MAMBA, VINCENT P. CRISOLOGO.
SOLOMON R. CHUNG LAO, THELMA Z. ALMARIO. EILEEN ERMITA~
BUHAIN, . MARINA P. LARETE, CECILIA G. JALOSJOS-CARREON,
NARCISO D. SANTIAG III. VINCENT J. GARCIA, JOSEPH GILBERT F.
VIOLAGO, YUSOP H. J IRI. MARCELINO R. TEODDRO, DATU PAX S.
MANGUDADATU, JOS CARLOS V. LACSON, PABLO P. GARCIA,
EMMYLOU J. TALlNO~M NDOZA, FAYSAH RPM. DUMARPA,PABLO JOHN
F. GARCIA. ROMMEL C AMATONG. ERIC D. SINGSON, BIENVENIDOM.
ABANTE, RIZALINA L. SEACHON-LANETE, FREDENIL H. CASTRO,
EDUARDO C. ZIALCIT MUNIR M. ARBISON, SHAREE ANN T. TAN,
CESAR G. JALOSJOS, RREL R. OLANO, AL FRANCIS C. BICHARA, MA.
RACHEL J. ARENAS,AN ONtO V. CUENCO, JAIME C. LOPEZ, ELEANORa
JESUS F..MADRONA,M NICA PRIETO-TEODORO.BERNARDOF. PIi\JOL,
JR.. EDGAR L. VALDEZ. AMON H. DURANDVI, CONRADOM. ESTRELLA
III, NERISSACORAZON DON-RUIZ, MARK O. COJUANGCO.

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A RESOLUTIONCAL NG UPON THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO

CONVENE FOR THE URPOSE OF CONSIDERING PROPOSALS TO

FOURTHS 0 f
AMEND OR REVISET E CONSTITUTION,UPONA VOTE OF THREE- '
ALL THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

WHEREAS, there are proposals to amend or revise the 1987

Constitution, which is pre ntlyenforced, but any of such proposalscannot be
considered,heard, debate, approvedor disapproved,unlessany of the modes
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expressly provided by Arti Ie XVII of the present Constitutionis adopted;
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'. "'.:WHEREAS, 9 a mode for amending or revising the Constitution,

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as mandated by said A icle XVII is a condition precedent, a prerequisite,
before specific proposal to amend or revise the Constitution could be
considered, by the Me~ bers of Congress, convened to exercise the
constitutionally ordained p.wer to amend or revise the Constitution:

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a recognized distinction between the exercise of
WHEREAS, there
legislative po~ers of Con re~s from the exercise of the constituent power to
~mendor revise the Const i utlon;
. WHEREAS,cong~ss. in the exercise of its legislativepower as
provided in Article VI of fe 1987 Constitution, cannot amend or revise the
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COIl:-.:!llulion r)l.ll if.is thougl', tI,e exerCise of its constituent power under Article
XVII, Ser.:llol1 1 of tl'1(';COnS1!tLltion thdl \)I'\Y arnendrnE!/1t to, or revl~."ur') of tile
Con~;tltuli()n n1ay be pr:',1po'S(:dupon a vote ot t/'1rr:::e..fourll'lS 01 all Its r 1urnt)er~":

WHEREAS. wi lit.: Ih:.~ pr-esc:rmoCl rrH~tnod of 8I\dClli1('J conbtlluliollal

dl~'Jl1Clt!in UI8 1935, HI":, an~1 '1987 Corv:;l!tutlons are c1If1'erC:lilfrunl tn~ (llen'locl
of ",~nl'lclln9 ()t(Jil1:;lry I~Ui~z.!all,)n t~1ere is ;'1v(~ry dl~llnct (IIH1 nutdblr.'; (j:tl~m;n<.:u
brdween tl'e 1~n5 CQ'1~;!ltLJ1Ioni;1ncl the i~387 COl1stilLllioll, wtll(~h n~sr")(:.:~div~ly
pf()vid0'5 ;1$ fol!ows,

The 1935 Constitution:

"Tile COI1gr0$;0in joint se~sion ~ssembled, by a vutl: of

Hm;(~-founI13 of d!l \hl::~Members of the S{~rlate,,:!rH,,1 of U'I~:j'luuse of
I~l.'prescntatlve~:;y..9!!n9§eparateLy.,nluy propo58 ~lnW!i1(jm~mt::,to
tl'11~ C(,)!i~tltutIO!' or cDd a conventiu! 1for ttl,;!t purpose,"

The 1987 Comititution:

"Any 8r1')",:n(jrnt~ntto, or rev!::,ion d, this ConsUtutloil m<:1Y

be
P!'oposed by ('I i TI"10Congress upon a vote 01 tllr()~-fOLirthsof {ill
1ts Memb~; cr (2) I~constitutional convention"
WHEREAS, III;; to be empllt;lSIZeCi "net Lll1dersccHlj:CJ lhi.1I ~;()f11l;.!8Sst..:l1{ial
WOId~ i.:Hldphrases If" Hll~ <.Itoreqlloteti '1~n5 ConstitutlUf1 W~(~ d~I\::led (11)clno
I011ger contained 111 U')e aforeqwJted 1987 Constllulil)J'1 sue! j tllat tr1tJ
'arnt'~rHjrnvnt~ by deleiJon" <:Ireas fOilows,

Tilt': pl'lrase "i,. JOll1t session assE:mblect" '" ttle 1935 Constitution
W<IS (j01t:~tl;,!d
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phrase th.)t "t.ne Senate ann the HOJse of nt:;pres(,]nt(,lllvf,:t:.,
voting separate.y" WJS al50 deleteo:

J T!le pt::rcentcqe 01 voting of llir(:!€;-f0LJrth~ of tilt:? !t7:~fJ8dJV(::

1'1)(:;~ll1bership of et)~h Senate cwd tilt House of
HO\.JS8 (:tne
I~~)pres/:)J)tat!v~:':;)trftated separately c'las <alsobeen deleted and
~.ubstituted Witt' a vote of thretfourths of all the Members of
COQnres~ (I.e ~'~ot :l"1eConrJr~ssmen Clnd Senator'6 taken tO~jetl'1er
111 the calcuICl[,on c.t ~ of the rnernbers of Congress", wiUiout
distinctIOn ;~:-;k. WillCl11t1stitution C\j' Congress trH::-Y ~)\:iI()ilg to)

WHEREAS, tl'le Inl.t~l\tiol1 of the arnellunH:mls of the 1\:)35ConstJ1.Utlonby

dtdutions (If certalll words and phrClse!) tt1ereon IJYthe '1987 Con::.tltLltlonore
clear and manifest as un(je'r~cored In tile preceding WH EHEAS Clauses and
t)y such deletions, the rneanlr~g cln(i applicat!on of the corresponcjlllg
provisions of the '19(:': Constitution on Arnendment::, and Hevisions tidve l\\.',1<'3r1

changed There are l'IOwe,ier Opposltors clwmwtg adverse 10g<.llJllt8"e~t~ who

clzlII'n 111at, notwlth~tt:ntilng tllat the express, clcar and l.Inarnt)iguolls proviSion
of Artll.;le XVII ~;ectlon 1 of 1~1e19U7 ConstitutIon that ~ny i:1n'lendlll€,Jntto, or
r(::VISIOf)ot ttl~ '1987 '::':OIl~tltl..lti(,)11shall D8 upon a vote of three-fourths of all

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the ~e~~9!.§ Q.L.9omlreS5 (i,e, not three-iounns of u('.lcn HOLI~e vOtll1g
$0P:;H'c1tely as the Opp031tors contend), a .IUSflClablec/.)ntrover:>y irwolvmg tl"le
...lctIVl':alltj)gorllstl~~ aSSE-!rtlon of alleg!?d leg(:ll nghts by £t°if::oooO~;llors, l)11 0118
~;Ide, and H')edenial the'eof l>y ttlE;:proponentS of Uiis RescllJtIOIl 011th~ other
:;tde. 811811ript~1l tor judl~lal do::t::;rrnlliation as and when U'IIS Kt;SOIUIIU!1 ct:Jilll1~J
upon !tIe Members of Congress to convene In exercise of its CC)nstltuelit puwer
IS flleel, !ieard, and appr')ved;

WHEREAS, Wl1ih3no specific proposals to amend or revise tile present

ConstltutiQn coule.!formally be given due cour58 unless and until this call to
conv\::~ne Mernber::; of Congress, as proVltjed herein, IS eff~cled, It IS h0reby
pledqecl (:Jnd covenanted by the proponents of HilS Re$olutlon, that I)y tli0jr
t->i9natllres hereto tI')at 1/I,/'1atever constitutional changes tTH.IYb~ pr oposed rJ[the
appropriate time, preferdbly atter the conslitlltionC:l.Iissues of constrLldlon and
intorpretation by the Honorable Supreme COLlrt of the ju~liclc;JblecQlltroversy
that may anse ShC;3li hav,= been resolved with finality that:

1 The term of of'flce of tI')e incumbent President and Vice-Preslc:1enl

~hall not be extended;

2, The term of offlc.e of Senators. Congressmen, Governors, Mayors

and other elected officials who!:;€ term of office shall expire In :/.010
shall not be ex~e')ded;

:3 The term of offie,:::of tt')e twelve (12) Senators wtrO were eJecteu in
2007 for a six (6) year term ending In 2013 shall not ~Jeshortened
and tl"ley shall bE:allowed to finish the,,' term:

4, That tl,ere Shdll be elections in 2010,

WHEREAS, the"a IS a specific proposal trlCdt tor the PhJlipprnes to be

Internationally cornpetl1we In attracting foreign Hlvestmentsand tectmology
transfer$ tt,,~t trH: ecor'onlic provisions of the Constitution is prop()~ecJto be
amended in an appro~nata manner, !)ut such specific propO:;CiIto amend the
present Constitution cannot be formally presented and resolved until tt)€:!moue
tor amending or reviSI')g the Con$titLllion IS convened and Ill<jde operaliunal
through the application of Article XVII Section 1 of the present Constitution,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS BE CC,NVENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION UPON A VOTE
OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL ITS MEMBERS AND THAT UPON ITS BEING
CONVENED SHALL ADOPT ITS RULES OF PROCEDURES THAT SHALL
GOVERN ITS PROCEEDINGS.

Adopted.
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