1987: Constitution after Martial Law

• 1987 constitution is also known as Freedom constitution
• What are the 3 independent constitution commission?

  Civil Service commission

  Commission on Election

  Commission on Audit
• Civil Service Comm - Government personnel
• Comm on Election - examine election
• comm on Audit - examine funds
• Freedom constitution is a transitional cons.
• 1987 cons. has 18 self-contained articles
• can declare a martial law in freedom cons. but not more than 60 days
• 24 senators can be elected and 234 house of representative members can be elected.
• Article number 17 in 1987 cons. provides for 3 ways by which constitution can be changed.
• house of representative can initiate impeachment
• 3 ways to change the constitution are: Constitutuent assembly, Constitutional convention and People's initiative.