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The Constitution, in Section 2, Article XVII, says that "amendments" thereto may be directly proposed by the people through initiative, while Section 1 of the same Article allows any "amendment... or revision" to be proposed by a three-fourths vote of Congress or by a Constitutional Convention.


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abtest

Cha-cha momentum

By VIRTUAL REALITY | By Tony Lopez | January 23, 2024 - 12:00am

Two kinds of Charter change: One, amendment and two, revision. Amendment is like changing the old dirty oil of a car engine. Revision is like overhauling a car’s engine or replacing the engine altogether

Opinion

Barbers to Comelec: Review revision procedures

By Sheila Crisostomo | October 24, 2011 - 12:00am

Former Surigao del Norte governor Robert Ace Barbers has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to review its revision procedures for electoral protests to effectively decide on who really won in the May 2010...

Nation

Lapu-Lapu to conduct public hearing on revision of property assessment

By Jose P. Sollano | January 6, 2011 - 12:00am

The Lapu-Lapu City council will conduct a public hearing on January 13 in connection with the proposed ordinance which seeks a general revision of property assessment of the different classes of real properties in...

Cebu News

Panlilio: Restrain movement of chief revisors

August 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to restrict the movement of the heads of the 21 revision committees recounting the votes in the 2007 gubernatorial race.

Nation

‘I don’t question Tuason’s integrity’

By Ding Cervantes | August 7, 2007 - 12:00am

Nation

Panlilio’s lawyer hits Comelec decision on revision of ballots

By Ding Cervantes | August 6, 2007 - 12:00am

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal questioned yesterday the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow a revision of ballots in the Pampanga gubernatorial...

Nation

The people’s initiative case: Revision vs amendment (Part 3)

By MY VIEWPOINT | By MY VIEWPOINT By ricardo V. Puno Jr. | November 7, 2006 - 12:00am

The Constitution, in Section 2, Article XVII, says that "amendments" thereto may be directly proposed by the people through initiative, while Section 1 of the same Article allows any "amendment......

Opinion

‘Shifting to parliamentary system an amendment, not revision’

By Bebot Sison Jr. | October 16, 2006 - 12:00am

Changes made to the 1973 Constitution that merged executive and legislative powers under the Marcos presidency were simply termed as an amendment, proving that the proposed parliamentary switch via a people’s...

Headlines

The justices should let the people decide

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | October 15, 2006 - 12:00am

A colleague of mine in the Adcom who is a respected dean of law once said, perhaps in an unguarded moment he was against the people’s initiative because the rule of the majority cannot always be trusted.

Opinion

Illegal shortcut

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | August 11, 2006 - 12:00am

The matter of Charter change is dangerously getting out of hand. The debate is degenerating into character assassination, name calling and harassments by threats of tax evasion charges that inexorably lead into the...

Opinion