1970 Philippine Constitutional Convention election

Last updated November 07, 2023

A constitutional convention was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines. A special election was held on November 10, 1970 to elect the convention's delegates, which would convene in 1971.

Former Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia was sworn in as the President of the Constitutional Convention on June 1, 1971. However, he died thirteen days after taking oath. Former President Diosdado Macapagal replaced Garcia.^[1] Sotero H. Laurel served as the President Pro-Tempore of the convention.^[2]

Other prominent delegates were former Senators Raul Manglapus and Roseller T. Lim. Other delegates would become influential political figures, including Hilario Davide Jr., Marcelo Fernan, Sotero Laurel, Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Raul Roco, Edgardo Angara, Richard Gordon, Margarito Teves and Federico Dela Plana.

The work of the Convention was affected by the declaration of martial law in September 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Eventually, on November 29, 1972, the Convention approved the new constitution. It was submitted to a vote in the 1973 constitutional plebiscite. The results of the plebiscite and the legality of the 1973 Constitution was questioned before the Philippine Supreme Court in the Ratification Cases. The constitution was upheld. Marcos' dictatorship would continue to rule until being ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

Election

	Total
Elected	320
Ballots cast	6,682,905
Registered voters	9,811,431

Delegates

Province	District	Delegates^[2]
Abra	Lone District	Arturo V. Barbero Loreto L. Seares
Agusan del Norte	Lone District	Edelmiro A. Amante Antonio R. Tupaz
Agusan del Sur	Lone District	Lamberto M. Mordeno Vicente M. Guzman
Aklan	Lone District	Augusto B. Legaspi Godofredo P. Ramos
Albay	First District	Jose A. Madrilejos, Jr. Salvador C. Balane
	Second District	Domingo R. Imperial, Jr. Julian J. Locsin
	Third District	Efren R. Sarte Teresita D. Flores
Antique	Lone District	Angel Salazar, Jr. Arturo F. Pacificador
Bataan	Lone District	Jose R. Nuguid Armando L. Abad, Sr.
Batanes	Lone District	Custodio A. Villalva Geronimo M. Cabal
Batangas	First District	Felixberto M. Serrano Antonio de las Alas
	Second District	Honesto Mendoza Jose P. Leviste, Jr. Antonio C. Alano
	Third District	Sotero H. Laurel Artemio M. Lobrin Oscar L. Leviste
Benguet	Lone District	Floro R. Bugnosen Fernando Bautista
Bohol	First District	Natalio R. Castillo, Jr. Victor de la Serna
	Second District	Teogenes Borja Jose S. Zafra
	Third District	Carlos P. Garcia Simplico M. Apalisok
Bukidnon	Lone District	Dante Sarraga Luis R. Lorenzo Alfredo J. Lagamon
Bulacan	First District	Pablo S. Trillana III Dakila F. Castro Mateo Armando T. Caparas
Bulacan	Second District	Manuel C. Cruz Justino P. Hermoso Cesar B. Serapio Magtanggol C. Gunigundo
Cagayan	First District	Manuel T. Molina Jose T. Antonio Pedro N. Laggui
Cagayan	Second District	Leoncio M. Puzon Oscar L. Lazo
Camarines Norte	First District	Rogelio E. Panotes Fernando S. Vinzons
Camarines Sur	First District	Raul Roco Ramon A. Diaz Antonio M. Sison
Camarines Sur	Second District	Edmundo C. Cea Domingo M. Guevara Eddie P. Alanis Lilia B. de Lima Felix R. Alfelor, Jr.
Camiguin	Lone District	Pedro P. Romualdo Antonio V. Borromeo
Catanduanes	Lone District	Clemente A. Abundo Rafael P. Santelices
Capiz	First District	Enrique Belo George H. Viterbo
Capiz	Second District	Dandy K. Tupaz Pedro G. Exmundo
Cavite	Lone District	Juanito R. Remulla Abraham F. Sarmiento Jose P. Santillan Alberto Jamir
Cebu	First District	Lydia D. Rodriguez Casimiro R. Madarang, Jr.
	Second District	Pedro L. Yap Marcelo B. Fernan Natalio B. Bacalso Jesus P. Garcia
	Third District	Napeleon G. Rama Antonio T. Bacaltos
	Fourth District	Oliveros E. Kintanar Hilario G. Davide, Jr.
	Fifth District	Jorge Kintanar Pedro B. Calderon
	Sixth District	Andres R. Flores Francis M. Zosa
	Seventh District	Antionio Y. de Pio Gerardo M. S. Pepito
Cotabato	Lone District	Midpantao L. Adil Linda U. Ampatuan Anacleto D. Badoy, Jr. Macario C. Camelo Jose M. Estaniel Michael O. Mastura Sandiale A. Sambalawan Duma D. Sinsuat Sergio F. Tocao Antionio R. Velasco
Davao del Norte	Lone District	Camilio L. Sabio Gaudioso R. Buen Lauro C. Arabejo Ramon A. Tirol
Davao del Sur	Lone District	Ismael I. Veloso Leon M. Garcia, Jr. Pedro S. Castillo Dominador F. Carillo Samuel C. Occeña Jesus V. Matas
Davao Oriental	Lone District	Adolfo A. Angala Antonio D. Olmedo
Eastern Samar	Lone District	Jaime C. Opinion Generoso A. Juaban
Ifugao	Lone District	Gaspar R. Ponchinlam Raymundo Baguilat
Ilocos Norte	First District	Antonio V. Raquiza Federico B. Ablan, Sr.
Ilocos Norte	Second District	Gregorio R. Paruganan Emerito M. Salva
Ilocos Sur	First District	Ramon S. Encarnacion Melchor G. Padua, Jr.
Ilocos Sur	Second District	Godofredo S. Reyes Eduardo Guirnalda
Iloilo	First District	Salvador B. Britanico Lourdes S. Trono
	Second District	Emilio M. de la Cruz II Oscar Ledesma
	Third District	Manuel C. Locsin Amanio Sorongon
	Fourth District	Ramon A. Gonzales Licurgo T. Tirador
	Fifth District	Sonia S. Aldeguer Juan V. Borra
Isabela	Lone District	Benjamin C. Reyes Heherson T. Alvarez Francisco B. Albano, Jr. Leocadio E. Ignacio Celso D. Gangan
Kalinga-Apayao	Lone District	Infante S. Calaycay Eubulo G. Verzola
Laguna	First District	Jose A. Yulo, Jr. Manuel A. Concordia Amado G. Garcia Vicente G. Hocson
Laguna	Second District	Estanislao A. Fernandez Rustico F. de los Reyes
Lanao del Norte	Lone District	Mariano Ll. Badelles Luis A. Quibranza, Sr. Francisco L. Abalos
Lanao del Sur	Lone District	Ahmed Domocao Alonto Mangontawar B. Guro Lininding P. Pangandaman Oga M. Mapupuno Pangalian M. Balindong Tocod M. Macaraya
La Union	First District	Victor F. Ortega Pedro O. Valdez
La Union	Second District	Antonio M. de Guzman
Leyte	First District	Cirilo Roy Montejo Eduardo Quintero
	Second District	Damian V. Aldaba Francisco A. Astilla
	Third District	Ramon V. Salazar Antero M. Bongbong
	Fourth District	Domingo Veloso Flor L. Sagadal
Manila	First District	Reynaldo T. Fajardo Salvador L. Mariño Fidel A. Santiago
	Second District	Roberto S. Oca Juan T. David
	Third District	Gerardo S. Espina Eduardo M. Sison Feliciano Jover Ledesma
	Fourth District	Carlos J. Valdez Jose P. Marcelo Antonio S. Araneta, Jr.
Marinduque	Lone District	Carmencita O. Reyes Ricardo G. Nepomuceno
Masbate	Lone District	Andres C. Clemente, Jr. Raul R. Estrella Mateo A. Esparrago, Jr. Venancio L. Yaneza
Mountain Province	Lone District	Willian Claver Felix Diaz
Northern Samar	Lone District	Emil L. Ong Cesar A. Sevilla
Nueva Ecija	First District	Romeo T. Capulong Rebeck A. Espiritu Ernesto R. Rondon
Nueva Ecija	Second District	Juan R. Liwag Emmanuel T. Santos Sedfrey A. Ordoñez Raymundo A. Padiernos
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone District	Jose D. Calderon Demetrio A. Quirino, Jr.
Occidental Mindoro	Lone District	Ricardo V. Quintos Honofre Restor
Oriental Mindoro	Lone District	Jose A. Leido Juan Luces A. Luna Amado S. Tolentino, Jr.
Occidental Misamis	Lone District	Timoteo C. Ruben Julio H. Osamis Elizabeth C. Johnston
Oriental Misamis	Lone District	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. Rolando C. Piit Felino Neri Pablo S. Reyes
Occidental Negros	First District	Carlos Ledesma Rodolfo Gamboa Benito Montinola, Sr. Emmanuel G. Aguilar Ramon Hortinela, Jr. Romeo C. Gonzaga
	Second District	Arsenio B. Yulo, Jr. Carlos Hilado Loreto V. Valera
	Third District	Gregorio Tingson Plaridel G. Villadelgado Jacinto Montilla Juan G. Yulo
Oriental Negros	First District	Margarito Teves Gonzalo O. Catan, Jr. Vicente G. Sinco Cicero D. Calderon
Oriental Negros	Second District	Emilio C. Macias II Felix G. Gaudiel, Sr.
Palawan	Lone District	Alfredo E. Abueg, Jr. Jose N. Nolledo
Pampanga	First District	Diosdado P. Macapagal Amado M. Yuzon Jose E. Suarez Fidel U. Canilao
Pampanga	Second District	Amelito R. Mutuc Ricardo M. Sagmit Bren Z. Guiao
Pangasinan	First District	Mauro Baradi Jose F. S. Bengson, Jr.
	Second District	Luis C. Catubig Numeriano G. Tanopo, Jr.
	Third District	Ricardo B. Primicias Emiliano L. Abalos
	Fourth District	Reynaldo A. Villar Jose M. Aruego
	Fifth District	Felix M. Mamenta, Jr. Jesus M. Reyes
Quezon	First District	Rodolfo D. Robles Edgardo J. Angara Vincent L. Recto Leandro P. Garcia
Quezon	Second District	Gil G. Puyat, Jr. Cesar A. Caliwara Oscar F. Santos Benjamin M. Campomanes
Rizal	First District	Raul S. Manglapus Jesus G. Barrera Voltaire R. Garcia Salvador Z. Araneta Jose Concepcion, Jr. Jose Mari U. Velez Jose Y. Feria Augusto T. Kalaw Jose Ma. V. Paredes Miguel P. Cuaderno Sr. Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. Leonardo Siguion Reyna Ceferino P. Padua Alejandro A. Lichauco Tomas C. Benitez Mary Rose J. Ezpeleta Augusto Caesar Espiritu Augusto L. Syjuco, Jr.
Rizal	Second District	Pacifico A. Ortiz Gilberto M. Duavit Emilio de la Paz, Jr. Francisco Sumulong Augusto Sanchez
Romblon	Lone District	Manuel F. Martinez Ernesto G. Ang
Samar	Lone District	Decoroso Rosales Romualdo R. Mendiola Ramon V. Mijares Valeriano C. Yancha
Sorsogon	First District	Pacifico F. Lim Bonifacio H. Gillego
Sorsogon	Second District	Jose L. Lachica Celso P. Tabuena
South Cotabato	Lone District	Rodolfo A. Ortiz Tomas T. Falgui Fidel P. Purisima Arturo P. Pingoy
Southern Leyte	Lone District	Gabriel O. Yñiguez Federico U. de la Plana
Sulu	Lone District	Jal M. Anni Tating Sangkula Benjamin Abubakar
Surigao del Norte	Lone District	Constantino M. Navarro, Jr. Fanny C. Garcia
Surigao del Sur	Lone District	Vicente L. Pimentel Eriberto B. Misa
Tarlac	First District	Mercedes C. Teodoro Homobono C. Sawit
Tarlac	Second District	Jose Y. Feliciano Ramon M. Nisce
Zambales	Lone District	Richard J. Gordon Enrique J. Corpus Luis D. Santos
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone District	Augusto C. Saguin Adolfo S. Azcuna Ernesto S. Amatong
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone District	Vincenzo A. Sagun Roseller T. Lim Wilfredo G. Cainglet Antonio M. Ceniza Maria Clara L. Lobregat Teodoro C. Araneta Pedro M. Rodriguez, Jr. Ramon V. Blancia Benjamin A. Rodriguez

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References

↑ "The election for the Presidency of the 1971 Constitutional Convention". Official Tumblr page of the Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
1 2 De Leon, Hector S.; Lugue, Emilio Jr. E. (1984). Textbook on the new Philippine Constitution. Rex Book Store.

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[1] "The election for the Presidency of the 1971 Constitutional Convention". Official Tumblr page of the Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[delegates-2] 1 2 De Leon, Hector S.; Lugue, Emilio Jr. E. (1984). Textbook on the new Philippine Constitution. Rex Book Store.

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