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1973

CONSTITUTION OF THE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

1976 AMENDMENTS

1. There shall be !" l!e# $% &he !"&er!' Na&!$"al Asse'bl( a" !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa.Me'bers $% &he !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa *h!+h shall "$& be '$re &ha" 1,- #"less $&her*!ser$/!0e0 b( la* shall !"+l#0e &he !"+#'be"& Pres!0e"& $% &he Ph!l!!"es rerese"&a&!/es ele+&e0%r$' &he 0!ere"& re)!$"s $% &he "a&!$" &h$se *h$ shall "$& be less &ha" e!)h&ee" (ears $% a)eele+&e0 b( &he!r rese+&!/e se+&$rs a"0 &h$se +h$se" b( &he !"+#'be"& Pres!0e"& %r$' &heMe'bers $% &he Cab!"e&. Re)!$"al rerese"&a&!/es shall be a$!"&e0 a'$") &he re)!$"s !"a++$r0a"+e *!&h &he "#'ber $% &he!r rese+&!/e !"hab!&a"&s a"0 $" &he bas!s $% a #"!%$r' a"0r$)ress!/e ra&!$ *h!le &he se+&$rs shall be 0e&er'!"e0 b( la*. The "#'ber $% rerese"&a&!/es

%r$' ea+h re)!$"s $r se+&$r a"0 &he 'a""er $% &he!r ele+&!$" shall be res+r!be0 a"0 re)#la&e0b( la*

,. The !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa shall ha/e &he sa'e $*ers a"0 !&s Me'bers shall ha/e &hesa'e %#"+&!$"s res$"s!b!l!&!es r!)h&s r!/!le)es a"0 0!s2#al!+a&!$"s as &he !"&er!' Na&!$"alAsse'bl( a"0 &he re)#lar Na&!$"al Asse'bl( a"0 &he Me'bers &here$%

3. The !"+#'be"& Pres!0e"& $% &he Ph!l!!"es shall *!&h!" 3- 0a(s %r$' &he ele+&!$" a"0sele+&!$" $% &he Me'bers +$"/e"e &he !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa a"0 res!0e $/er !&s sess!$"s

#"&!l &he Sea4er shall be &he Pr!'e M!"!s&er a"0 he shall +$"&!"#e &$ e5er+!se all h!s $*ers e/e"a%&er &he !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa !s $r)a"!e0 a"0 rea0( &$ 0!s+har)e !&s %#"+&!$"s a"0l!4e*!se he shall +$"&!"#e &$ e5er+!se h!s $*ers a"0 rer$)a&!/es #"0er &he 193 C$"s&!&#&!$"a"0 &he $*ers a"0 rer$)a&!/es #"0er &he 193 C$"s&!&#&!$" a"0 &he $*ers /es&e0 !" &hePres!0e"& a"0 &he Pr!'e M!"!s&er #"0er &h!s C$"s&!&#&!$".

8. The Pres!0e"& Pr!'e M!"!s&er: a"0 h!s Cab!"e& shall e5er+!se all &he $*ers a"0 %#"+&!$"s a"00!s+har)e &he res$"s!b!l!&!es $% &he re)#lar Pres!0e"& Pr!'e M!"!s&er: a"0 h!s Cab!"e& a"0 shallbe s#b;e+& $"l( &$ s#+h 0!s2#al!+a&!$"s as &he Pres!0e"& Pr!'e M!"!s&er: 'a( res+r!be. ThePres!0e"& Pr!'e M!"!s&er: !% he s$ 0es!res 'a( a$!"& a De#&( Pr!'e M!"!s&er $r as 'a"(

De#&( Pr!'e M!"!s&ers as he 'a( 0ee' "e+essar(.

. The !"+#'be"& Pres!0e"& shall +$"&!"#e &$ e5er+!se le)!sla&!/e $*ers #"&!l 'ar&!al la* shallha/e bee" l!%&e0

6. <he"e/er !" &he ;#0)'e"& $% &he Pres!0e"& Pr!'e M!"!s&er: &here e5!s&s a )ra/e e'er)e"+( $ra &hrea& $r !''!"e"+e &here$% $r *he"e/er &he !"&er!' Ba&asa") Pa'ba"sa $r &he re)#larNa&!$"al Asse'bl( %a!ls $r !s #"able &$ a+& a0e2#a&el( $" a"( 'a&&er %$r a"( reas$" &ha& !" h!s

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 ;#0)'e"& re2#!res !''e0!a&e a+&!$" he 'a( !" $r0er &$ 'ee& &he e5!)e"+( !ss#e &he "e+essar(0e+rees $r0ers $r le&&ers $% !"s&r#+&!$"s *h!+h shall %$r' ar& $% &he la* $% &he la"0.

7. The bara")a(s a"0 sa"))#"!a"s shall +$"&!"#e as rese"&l( +$"s&!&#&e0 b#& &he!r %#"+&!$"s$*ers a"0 +$'$s!&!$" 'a( be al&ere0 b( la*.

Re%ere"0a +$"0#+&e0 &hr$#)h &he bara")a(s a"0 #"0er &he s#er/!s!$" $% &he C$''!ss!$" $"Ele+&!$"s 'a( be +alle0 a& a"( &!'e &he =$/er"'e"& 0ee's !& "e+essar( &$ as+er&a!" &he *!ll $%&he e$le re)ar0!") a"( !'$r&a"& 'a&&er *he&her $% "a&!$"al $r l$+al !"&eres&.

>. All r$/!s!$"s $% &h!s C$"s&!&#&!$" "$& !"+$"s!s&e"& *!&h a"( $% &hese a'e"0'e"&s shall+$"&!"#e !" %#ll %$r+e a"0 ee+&.+rala*

9. These a'e"0'e"&s shall &a4e ee+& a%&er &he !"+#'be"& Pres!0e"& shall ha/e r$+la!'e0 &ha&

&he( ha/e bee" ra&!e0 b( a 'a;$r!&( $% &he /$&es +as& !" &he re%ere"0#'?leb!s+!&e.

@The a%$re?2#$&e0 a'e"0'e"&s *ere ra&!e0 !" &he re%ere"0#'?leb!s+!&e hel0 $" O+&$ber 16?171976 a"0 *ere r$+la!'e0 !" %#ll %$r+e a"0 ee+& as $% O+&$ber ,7 1976 #"0er Pr$+la'a&!$"N$. 19 !ss#e0 b( Pres!0e"& Fer0!"a"0 E. Mar+$s.