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A plebiscite was held in the Philippines on March 11, 1947, [2] which determined the approval of an amendment to the Constitution of the Philippines, as required by the Bell Trade Act, to provide parity rights between American and Philippine citizens. The amendment was approved by 1,743,981 votes, with 226,238 votes cast against. [3]
A national referendum-plebiscite was held on October 16–17, 1976 in the Philippines in which the majority of the barangay voters approved the continuation of martial law and ratified the proposed amendments to the Constitution substituting the Regular Batasang Pambansa with the Interim Batasang Pambansa, pursuant to Presidential Decrees Nos. 991, 1031, and 1032.
R. A. No. Title / Description Date signed Ref. 10923 An Act postponing the October 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act No. 9340 and Republic Act No. 10656, Prescribing Additional Rules Governing the Conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections and for Other Purposes
The Tydings–McDuffie Act of the United States Government detailed the steps required for the Philippines to become independent of the United States. A previous act, the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act, had been rejected by the Philippine Congress. The constitution was approved by 96% of voters, and was replaced by the 1973 Constitution of the ...
Unlike the Jones Law Senate (1916 to 1935), whereby two senators were elected from each of the twelve senatorial districts the Philippines was divided into, the 1940 Amendments prescribed that all the 24 senators were to be elected at-large. They were to serve for a staggered 6-year term, so that one-third of the Senate membership is replaced ...
The 1973 Constitution was further amended in 1980 and 1981. In the 1980 amendment, the retirement age of the members of the judiciary was extended to 70 years. In the 1981 amendments, the parliamentary system was formally modified into a French-style semi-presidential system and provided: that executive power was restored to the President;
Declaring Every December of Every Year as "Anti-Corruption Month" 2013-05-27: 10590: Overseas Voting Act of 2013: Amending RA 9189 2013-05-29: 10591: Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act 2013-05-29: 10592: Amending the Revised Penal Code or Act 3815 2013-05-29: 10593: Amending the Coconut Preservation Act of 1995 or RA 8048 2013 ...
The 1967 Philippine Senate election was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling Nacionalista Party won six of the eight seats contested in the election. The 1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections were also held on this day. The Nacionalistas also won all five of the seats contested.