Constitutional anomalies in time of Marcos Sr.
"Never again must we have a Supreme Court that is not independent from the President." The Ratification Cases is a ...
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ConCon 1971 after 50 years
" The interest and future of the nation were the primordial consideration." The delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention were ...
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Drafters of Philippine Constitutions honored
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution honoring the drafters of the Philippine Constitutions and commemorating the 50th anniversary ...
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The travesty of the 1973 Constitution
While reformists called for the convening of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, the Marcos forces eventually hijacked it; as a consequence, ...
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