National plebscite and local plebscites was held on April 7, 1981 in the Philippines. The

plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of ...

was set to amend the following revisions made by the

Interim Batasang Pambansa The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Assembly) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body mandated by the 1973 ...

, pursuant to Batasang Pambansa Blg. 122: *Call for the establishment of a modified parliamentary system, amending for this purpose Articles VII, VIII and IX of the

Philippine Constitution 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 Philippine ...

*Institute electoral reforms *Provides that a natural-born citizen of the Philippines who has lost his Philippine citizenship may be a transferee of private land, for use by him as residence Also were held in certain areas the creation of three municipalities in

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It ...

, South Cotabato and

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: *For the creation of the new municipality of

Bien Unido, Bohol Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Bien Unido; tgl, Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,666 peop ...

, from certain barangays of Alibon and Trinidad, Bohol *For the creation of the new municipality of Sto. Niño, South Cotabato from certain barangays of Banga and Norala, South Cotabato *For the creation of the new municipality of

Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte Baliguian, officially the Municipality of Baliguian ( ceb, Lungsod sa Baliguian; Subanen: ''Benwa Baliguian''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Baliguian''; tl, Bayan ng Baliguian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Nort ...

, from certain Barangays of

Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte Siocon, officially the Municipality of Siocon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Siocan; Subanen: ''Benwa Siocan''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Siocan''; tl, Bayan ng Siocan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Acc ...

Results

The majority of the Filipino people voted "Yes" to the terms and constitutional amendments.

On changing the form of government

On prohibiting elective officials from being appointed, limiting participation to two largest parties only, and prohibiting party-switching

On allowing erstwhile natural-born citizens who lost citizenship to own land

References

1981 elections in the Philippines 1981 referendums Constitutional referendums in the Philippines Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos {{Philippine elections

Results

On changing the form of government

On prohibiting elective officials from being appointed, limiting participation to two largest parties only, and prohibiting party-switching

On allowing erstwhile natural-born citizens who lost citizenship to own land

See also

References