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SENATOR Robin Padilla filed a petition on Monday, August 5, 2024, asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the Senate and the House of Representatives should vote jointly or separately on amendments to the 1987 Constitution . Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, filed an instant petition seeking an “authoritative declaration” regarding Sections 1 and 3 of Article 17 of the Constitution.
He cited the following provision, which requires declaratory relief:Whether the Senate and House of Representatives should jointly convene as a constituent assembly when proposing amendments to, or revisions of, the Constitution under Section 1, Article XVII of the Constitution;When voting jointly, should the requirement of a 3/4 vote under Section 1 be interpreted as 3/4 of the Senate plus 3/4 of the House, or 3/4 of all 24 senators together with all members of the House of...
Supreme Court Petition Charter Amendments 1987 Constitution Senate And House Voting Constitutional Amendments Section 1 Article 17 Section 3 Article 17
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