Amending The Entire 1987 Philippines Constitution
We can see in this situation that amending the entire 1987 Philippine constitution lay
in the complication, elaborateness, and irritability in the progress. The relevance in this case is it
lies in negotiating socio-political and economic issues the country's facing. In my research it’s
crucial to understand that constitutional law reform can deal as a catalyst for addressing socio-
political and economic challenges. Regarding to socio-political issues, constitutional amendments
can also provide a chance to step up democratic governance by consolidating institution and legal
framework of the Philippines. In Philippines progression of this issue is Amending 1987
constitution of the Philippines will make several changes as it brings both challenges, opportunities
and threats in terms of politics, economic and cultural sectors. As it will affect how the government
run the society in different part of the Philippines, though there are positive impacts such as
development in terms of tourism, agriculture and industries, we cannot help but there are some
people who will against this amendments resulting to long process arguments. The Philippine
indigenous people specifically in Bukidnon will face significant dilemma specifically in terms of
land rights and their traditional and cultural practices which serve as their identity. Education and
social health services will also be affected. Therefore, amending the Philippine 1987 constitution
needs further consideration in many aspects, in order to lessen negative Impact that could possibly
affect people in the Philippines.
Bestowing the process of amending the Philippine 1987 constitutions have presents
many complex and challenges on account of it's complexities and quarrelsome type,
constitutionally reorganizing serves as a alive tool for sending governmental beliefs and
economical issues, while contribution many hope to improve our representative governance and
policy-making means. Nevertheless the undertakings also have negligible risks and dangers fated in
near future specifically concerning in our governmental strength and educational purity, while
modifications may promote in happening of many fields in the way that touristry and agricultures,
they may more start and longer debate while resisting many miscellaneous of collaborators, while
the inborn communities is just like those in the bukidnon who have confronted crises having to do
with their land rights and maintaining their enlightening tradition that was among constitutional
changes. In addition, the essential services like instructional and friendly energy are at stake
attending. Thus, on the constitutional concede possibility demands through concern to reduce the
, negative impacts and may look after the health of the filipino states. Many Indigenous Peoples’
(IPs) communities in Bukidnon are under threat whose ancestral domains have been exploited by
large corporations over the years. Their plight reveals various protection issues more specifically
on land and property issues, emphasizing the lack of effective rule of law in this part of northern
Mindanao. Among the major protection issues faced by IPs are the following: (1) economic
interests of large corporations including influential local landlords and businessmen, (2) presence
of the rebel group New Peoples’ Army (NPA), paramilitary groups and the counter-insurgency
activities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines against these non-state actors (AFP), (3)
overlapping laws that complicate Ancestral Domain claims of IPs, and (4) concern on the role and
effectiveness of the National Commission on the Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
There is a current People’s Initiative drive and constitutional reform paid advertisement from a
certain law firm, with the ultimate goal of amending Article XVII of the 1987 Constitution stating
that House of Representatives and Senate should vote jointly for any future constitutional
amendments and revisions, but the problem is there isn’t yet an enabling law for People’s Initiative,
so their moves to gather 7.8 million signatures nationwide that are done in a sinister manner of
paying AICS and TUPAD with ?100 before they sign People’s Initiative forms reek of unethical
travesty to the constitutional reform process. The whole idea of amending or revising the 1987
Constitution is a commendable idea and should have been done periodically, but it never happened
because constitutional reform advocates couldn’t respect the whole process of amending and
revising the charter, and many politicians, particularly senators, have their own vested interests into
keeping the 1987 Constitution fully intact because any tinkering it may affect their chances of
becoming president and vice president someday. There are some 1987 Constitution framers like
Christian Monsod and Hilario Davide who aren’t open to the idea of incremental constitutional
amendments, out of their nostalgic reasons, where amending the Constitution is tantamount for
them admitting how flawed the framing process in the 1986 Constitutional Commission was and
how unelected they were as members of the said constitutional commission. When it comes to
timing to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution under the PBBM administration, this year 2024, is
the best time to pursue any constitutional amendments or revisions because after the 2025 mid-term
elections, people including myself would thumb down any proposals to merely amend the
Constitution because politician proponents would use it as vehicles to perpetuate themselves in
We can see in this situation that amending the entire 1987 Philippine constitution lay
in the complication, elaborateness, and irritability in the progress. The relevance in this case is it
lies in negotiating socio-political and economic issues the country's facing. In my research it’s
crucial to understand that constitutional law reform can deal as a catalyst for addressing socio-
political and economic challenges. Regarding to socio-political issues, constitutional amendments
can also provide a chance to step up democratic governance by consolidating institution and legal
framework of the Philippines. In Philippines progression of this issue is Amending 1987
constitution of the Philippines will make several changes as it brings both challenges, opportunities
and threats in terms of politics, economic and cultural sectors. As it will affect how the government
run the society in different part of the Philippines, though there are positive impacts such as
development in terms of tourism, agriculture and industries, we cannot help but there are some
people who will against this amendments resulting to long process arguments. The Philippine
indigenous people specifically in Bukidnon will face significant dilemma specifically in terms of
land rights and their traditional and cultural practices which serve as their identity. Education and
social health services will also be affected. Therefore, amending the Philippine 1987 constitution
needs further consideration in many aspects, in order to lessen negative Impact that could possibly
affect people in the Philippines.
Bestowing the process of amending the Philippine 1987 constitutions have presents
many complex and challenges on account of it's complexities and quarrelsome type,
constitutionally reorganizing serves as a alive tool for sending governmental beliefs and
economical issues, while contribution many hope to improve our representative governance and
policy-making means. Nevertheless the undertakings also have negligible risks and dangers fated in
near future specifically concerning in our governmental strength and educational purity, while
modifications may promote in happening of many fields in the way that touristry and agricultures,
they may more start and longer debate while resisting many miscellaneous of collaborators, while
the inborn communities is just like those in the bukidnon who have confronted crises having to do
with their land rights and maintaining their enlightening tradition that was among constitutional
changes. In addition, the essential services like instructional and friendly energy are at stake
attending. Thus, on the constitutional concede possibility demands through concern to reduce the
, negative impacts and may look after the health of the filipino states. Many Indigenous Peoples’
(IPs) communities in Bukidnon are under threat whose ancestral domains have been exploited by
large corporations over the years. Their plight reveals various protection issues more specifically
on land and property issues, emphasizing the lack of effective rule of law in this part of northern
Mindanao. Among the major protection issues faced by IPs are the following: (1) economic
interests of large corporations including influential local landlords and businessmen, (2) presence
of the rebel group New Peoples’ Army (NPA), paramilitary groups and the counter-insurgency
activities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines against these non-state actors (AFP), (3)
overlapping laws that complicate Ancestral Domain claims of IPs, and (4) concern on the role and
effectiveness of the National Commission on the Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
There is a current People’s Initiative drive and constitutional reform paid advertisement from a
certain law firm, with the ultimate goal of amending Article XVII of the 1987 Constitution stating
that House of Representatives and Senate should vote jointly for any future constitutional
amendments and revisions, but the problem is there isn’t yet an enabling law for People’s Initiative,
so their moves to gather 7.8 million signatures nationwide that are done in a sinister manner of
paying AICS and TUPAD with ?100 before they sign People’s Initiative forms reek of unethical
travesty to the constitutional reform process. The whole idea of amending or revising the 1987
Constitution is a commendable idea and should have been done periodically, but it never happened
because constitutional reform advocates couldn’t respect the whole process of amending and
revising the charter, and many politicians, particularly senators, have their own vested interests into
keeping the 1987 Constitution fully intact because any tinkering it may affect their chances of
becoming president and vice president someday. There are some 1987 Constitution framers like
Christian Monsod and Hilario Davide who aren’t open to the idea of incremental constitutional
amendments, out of their nostalgic reasons, where amending the Constitution is tantamount for
them admitting how flawed the framing process in the 1986 Constitutional Commission was and
how unelected they were as members of the said constitutional commission. When it comes to
timing to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution under the PBBM administration, this year 2024, is
the best time to pursue any constitutional amendments or revisions because after the 2025 mid-term
elections, people including myself would thumb down any proposals to merely amend the
Constitution because politician proponents would use it as vehicles to perpetuate themselves in
