The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the
constitutional convention tasked with drafting the
present iteration of the
Constitution of the Philippines
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas'' or ''Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas'', Spanish: ''Constitución de la República de Filipinas'') is the constitution or the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines ...
in 1986.
Sessions
*Regular Session: June 2 – October 15, 1986
Legislation
Leadership
President:
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma (November 22, 1913 – January 2, 2006) was a Filipino jurist and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on October 29, 1973, an ...
Vice President:
Ambrosio B. Padilla
Floor Leader:
Napoleon G. Rama
Assistant Floor Leaders:
*José D. Calderón
*Ahmad Domocao Alonto
Secretary General:
Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero
Flérida Ruth Pineda-Romero (August 1, 1929 – December 8, 2017) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Born in Tondo, Manila, Romero received a law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 19 ...
Members
A nomination process was held to select the members of the commission. The commission was composed of 48 national, regional, and sectoral representatives, which included lawyers, entrepreneurs, politicians, landlords, health professionals, religious leaders, labor and peasant leaders, university professors, and journalists.
Resigned on August 28, 1986.
See also
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First Philippine Commission
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Second Philippine Commission
The Taft Commission, also known as the Second Philippine Commission (Filipino: ''Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas''), was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16, 1900, following the recommendations of the First Phili ...
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Congress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines ( fil, Kongreso ng Pilipinas, italic=unset) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of R ...
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Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as ...
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House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house ...
References
Further reading
*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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External links
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Official Gazette Archives on the 1986 Constitutional Commission
{{Philippine legislative periods
Constitutional conventions (political meeting)
Political history of the Philippines
History of the Congress of the Philippines
Constitutional Commission
Many entities have been called a Constitutional Commission with the general purpose of reviewing a constitution, or planning to create one.
Afghanistan
* Afghan Constitution Commission
** Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (August 2003)
* Reigns ...
Presidency of Corazon Aquino