Constitutional reform in the Philippines, also known as Charter Change or Cha-cha, refers

to the political and legal processes needed to amend the current 1987 Constitution of the
Philippines. Under the current interpretation of the 1987 constitution, amendments can be
proposed by one of three methods:

Peoples Initiative or "PI" is one of the modes in which the 1987 Constitution of the
Philippines could be amended. The other two modes are via Constituent Assembly or "Con-Ass"
and Constitutional Convention or "Con-Con", which also allow revisions.
Under Article XVII, Sec.2 of the Constitution,
Amendments to this Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the people through
initiative upon a petition of at least twelve per centum of the total number of registered voters, of
which every legislative district must be represented by at least three per centum of the registered
votes therein.
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The process of amending the 1987 constitution of the Philippines is popularly known to many
Filipinos as Charter Change. Any proposed amendment or revision to the 1987 Constitution shall
only be valid when ratified by the majority of Filipinos in a plebiscite.
Constituent assembly or Con-Ass is one of the three methods by which the 1987 Constitution
of the Philippines can be proposed. The other two modes are via People's
Initiative and Constitutional Convention. All three required ratification by a majority vote in a
national referendum.
A Constituent assembly is composed of all members of the bicameral Philippine
Congress (Senate and the House of Representatives). It is convened by Congress to propose
amendments to the 1987 constitution. Under Article XVII of the Constitution of the Philippines,
amendments pass upon a vote of three-fourths of all members of Congress, but it is not clear if
the Congress should vote as a single body or as separate Houses. The convention of Congress
into a Constituent Assembly is not explicitly provided for in the Constitution.
Constitutional convention or con-con is one of the three modes in which the "Constitution of
the Philippines can be amended. The other two modes are via a People's Initiative or "PI"
and Constituent Assembly or "Con-Ass".
Under Article XVII, Sec.3 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines: The Congress may, by a
vote of two-thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional convention, or by a majority vote of all
its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention.
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The 1987 constitution does not specify how delegates to a Constitutional Convention would be
chosen.
[1]
Delegates for past conventions were chosen by means specified in the legislation
calling for the convention. For example, in 1971 under an earlier constitution, Republic Act No.
6132 provided that delegates to a constitutional convention would be chosen in a special election
by the national legislative district level.
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The 1987 constitution specifies that any proposed
amendment to the 1987 Constitution must by ratified by a majority of voters in a plebiscite.
[1]

The process of amending or revising the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines has become known
to many Filipinos as Charter Change.

Plebiscite
The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a
change in the constitution.
synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot