1970 Philippine Constitutional Convention election

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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.

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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

PartyVotes%Seats
Nonpartisan6,682,905100.00320
Total6,682,905100.00320
Total votes6,682,905
Registered voters/turnout9,811,43168.11

Delegates

Province/CityDistrictDelegates [3]
Abra Lone Arturo Barbero
Loreto Seares
Agusan del Norte Lone Edelmiro Amante
Antonio Tupaz
Agusan del Sur Lone Vicente Guzman
Lamberto Mordeno
Aklan Lone Augusto Legaspi
Godofredo Ramos
Albay 1st Jose Madrilejos Jr.
Salvador Balane
2nd Domingo Imperial Jr.
Julian Locsin
3rd Elfren Sarte
Teresita Flores
Antique Lone Angel Salazar Jr.
Arturo Pacificador
Bataan Lone Jose Nuguid
Armando Abad Sr.
Batanes Lone Geronimo Cabal
Custodio Villalva
Batangas 1st Felixberto Serrano
Antonio de las Alas
2nd Honesto Mendoza
Jose Leviste Jr.
Antonio Alano
3rd Sotero Laurel
Artemio Lobrin
Oscar Leviste
Benguet Lone Floro Bugnosen
Fernando Bautista
Bohol 1st Natalio Castillo Jr.
Victor de la Serna
2nd Teogenes Borja
Jose Zafra
3rd Carlos P. Garcia
Simplicio Apalisok
Bukidnon Lone Dante Sarraga
Moro Lorenzo
Alfredo Lagamon
Bulacan 1st Pablo Trillana III
Dakila Castro
Mateo Caparas
2nd Manuel Cruz
Justino Hermoso
Cesar Serapio
Magtanggol C. Gunigundo
Cagayan 1st Manuel Molina
Jose Antonio
Pedro Laggui
2nd Leoncio Puzon
Oscar Lazo
Camarines Norte Lone Rogelio Panotes
Fernando Vinzons
Camarines Sur 1st Raul Roco
Ramon Diaz
Antonio Sison
2nd Edmundo B. Cea
Domingo Guevarra
Eddie Alanis
Felix Alfelor Jr.
Lilia de Lima
Camiguin Lone Pedro Romualdo
Antonio Borromeo
Capiz 1st Enrique Belo
George Viterbo
2nd Dandy Tupaz
Pedro Exmundo
Catanduanes Lone Clemente Abundo
Rafael Santelices
Cavite Lone Juanito Remulla Sr.
Abraham Sarmiento
Jose Santillan
Alberto Jamir
Cebu 1st Lydia Rodriguez
Casimiro Madarang Jr.
2nd Pedro Yap
Marcelo Fernan
Natalio Bacalso
Jesus Garcia
3rd Napoleon Rama
Antonio Bacaltos
4th Oliveros Kintanar
Hilario Davide Jr.
5th Jorge Kintanar
Pedro Calderon
6th Andres Flores
Francis Zosa
7th Antonio de Pio
Gerardo Pepito
Cotabato Lone Midpantao Adil
Antonio Velasco
Sandiale Sambolawan
Duma Sinsuat
Linda Ampatuan
Anacleto Badoy Jr.
Macario Camello
Michael Mastura
Sergio Tocao
Jose Estaniel
Davao del Norte Lone Gaudioso Buen
Camilo Sabio
Ramon Tirol
Lauro Arabejo
Davao del Sur Lone Ismael Veloso
Leon Garcia Jr.
Pedro Castillo
Dominador Carillo
Samuel Occeña
Jesus Matas
Davao Oriental Lone Adolfo Angala
Antonio Olmedo
Eastern Samar Lone Generoso Juaban
Jaime Opinion
Ifugao Lone Gaspar Ponchinlan
Raymundo Baguilat
Ilocos Norte 1st Antonio Raquiza
Federico Ablan Sr.
2nd Gregorio Paruganan
Emerito Salva
Ilocos Sur 1st Ramon Encarnacion
Melchor Padua Jr.
2nd Godofredo Reyes
Eduardo Guirnalda
Iloilo 1st Salvador Britanico
Lourdes Trono
2nd Emilio de la Cruz II
Oscar Ledesma
3rd Manuel Locsin
Amanio Sorongon
4th Ramon Gonzales
Licurgo Tirador
5th Sonia Aldeguer
Juan Borra
Isabela Lone Benjamin Reyes
Heherson Alvarez
Francisco Albano Jr.
Celso Gangan
Leocadio Ignacio
Kalinga-Apayao Lone Infante Calaycay
Eubulo Verzola
La Union 1st Victor Ortega
Pedro Valdez
2nd Antonio de Guzman
Agaton Yaranon Jr.
Laguna 1st Jose Yulo Jr.
Manuel Concordia
Amado Garcia
Vicente Hocson
2nd Estanislao Fernandez
Rustico de los Reyes Jr.
Lanao del Norte Lone Francisco Abalos
Mariano Badelles
Luis Quibranza
Lanao del Sur Lone Domocao Alonto
Mangontawar Guro
Lininding Pangandaman
Tocod Macaraya
Oga Mapupuno
Pangalian Balindong
Leyte 1st Cirilo Roy Montejo
Eduardo Quintero
2nd Damian Aldaba
Francisco Astilla Sr.
3rd Ramon Salazar
Antero Bongbong
4th Domingo Veloso
Flor Larrazabal-Sagadal
Manila 1st Reynaldo Fajardo
Salvador Mariño
Fidel Santiago
2nd Roberto Oca
Juan David
3rd Gerardo Espina Sr.
Eduardo Sison
Feliciano Jover Ledesma
4th Carlos Valdes
Jose Marcelo
Antonio Araneta Jr.
Marinduque Lone Carmencita Reyes
Ricardo Nepomuceno Jr.
Masbate Lone Andres Clemente Jr.
Raul Estrella
Mateo Esparrago Jr.
Venancio Yaneza
Misamis Occidental Lone Timoteo Ruben
Julio Ozamiz
Elizabeth Johnston
Misamis Oriental Lone Nene Pimentel
Rolando Piit
Felino Neri
Pablo Reyes
Mountain Province Lone William Claver
Felix Diaz Sr.
Negros Occidental 1st Carlos Ledesma
Rodolfo Gamboa
Benito Montinola Sr.
Emmanuel Aguilar
Ramon Hortinela Jr.
Romeo Gonzaga
2nd Arsenio Yulo Jr.
Carlos Hilado
Loreto Valera
3rd Gregorio Tingson
Plaridel Villadelgado
Jacinto Montilla
Juan Yulo
Negros Oriental 1st Margarito Teves
Gonzalo Catan Jr.
Vicente Sinco
Cicero Calderon
2nd Emilio Macias II
Felix Gaudiel Sr.
Northern Samar Lone Emil Ong
Cesar Sevilla
Nueva Ecija 1st Romeo Capulong
Ernesto Rondon
Rebeck Espiritu
2nd Juan Liwag
Emmanuel Santos
Sedfrey Ordoñez
Raymundo Padiernos
Nueva Vizcaya Lone Jose Calderon
Demetrio Quirino Jr.
Occidental Mindoro Lone Ricardo Quintos
Honofre Restor
Oriental Mindoro Lone Jose Leido
Juan Luces Luna
Amado Tolentino Jr.
Palawan Lone Alfredo Abueg Jr.
Jose Nolledo
Pampanga 1st Diosdado Macapagal
Amado Yuzon
Jose Suarez
Fidel Zosimo Canilao
2nd Amelito Mutuc
Ricardo Sagmit Jr.
Bren Guiao
Pangasinan 1st Mauro Baradi
Jose Bengzon Jr.
2nd Luis Catubig
Numeriano Tanopo Jr.
3rd Ricardo Primicias
Emiliano Abalos
4th Reynaldo Villar
Jose Aruego
5th Felix Mamenta Jr.
Jesus Reyes
Quezon 1st Rodolfo Robles
Edgardo Angara
Vicente Recto
Leandro Garcia
2nd Gil Puyat Jr.
Cesar Caliwara
Oscar Santos
Benjamin Campomanes
Rizal 1st Raul Manglapus
Jesus Barrera
Enrique Voltaire Garcia
Salvador Araneta
Jose Concepcion Jr.
Jose Mari Velez
Jose Feria
Augusto Kalaw
Jose Maria Paredes
Miguel Cuaderno Sr.
Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Leonardo Siguion Reyna
Ceferino Padua
Alejandro Lichauco
Tomas Benitez
Mary Rose Ezpeleta
Augusto Caesar Espiritu
Augusto Syjuco Jr.
2nd Pacifico Ortiz
Gilberto Duavit
Emilio de la Paz Jr.
Francisco Sumulong
Augusto Sanchez
Romblon Lone Manuel Martinez
Ernesto Ang
Samar Lone Decoroso Rosales
Romualdo Mendiola
Ramon Mijares
Valeriano Yancha
Sorsogon 1st Pacifico Lim
Bonifacio Gillego
2nd Jose Lachica
Celso Tabuena
South Cotabato Lone Rodolfo Ortiz
Tomas Falgui
Fidel Purisima
Arturo Pingoy
Southern Leyte Lone Gabriel Yñiguez
Federico de la Plana
Sulu Lone Jal Anni
Tating Sangkula
Benjamin Abubakar
Surigao del Norte Lone Constantino Navarro Jr.
Fanny Garcia
Surigao del Sur Lone Vicente Pimentel
Eriberto Misa
Tarlac 1st Mercedes Cojuangco Teodoro
Homobono Sawit
2nd Jose Feliciano
Ramon Nisce
Zambales Lone Dick Gordon
Enrique Corpus
Luis Santos
Zamboanga del Norte Lone Augusto Saguin
Adolfo Azcuna
Ernesto Amatong
Zamboanga del Sur Lone Vincenzo Sagun
Roseller T. Lim
Wilfredo Cainglet
Antonio Ceniza
Maria Clara Lobregat
Teodoro Araneta
Pedro Rodriguez Jr.
Ramon Blancia
Benjamin Rodriguez

See also

References

  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.
  2. De Leon, Hector S.; Lugue, Emilio Jr. E. (1984). Textbook on the new Philippine Constitution. Rex Book Store.
  3. Official Gazette. Vol. 68, No. 50. Bureau of Printing. 1972. pp. 9634-144–9634-149.