ARTICLE XVIIAMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS
Section 1. Any amendment to,
or revision of, this Constitution may be proposed by:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
(1) The Congress, upon a
vote of three-fourths of all its Members; or
(2) A constitutional
convention.
Section 2. Amendments to this
Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the people through
initiative
upon a petition of at least twelve per centum of the total
number
of registered voters, of which every legislative district must be
represented
by at least three per centum of the registered voters therein.
No
amendment under this section shall be authorized within five years
following
the ratification of this Constitution nor oftener than once every five
years thereafter.
The Congress shall provide
for the implementation of the exercise of this right.cralaw:red
Section 3. The Congress may,
by a vote of two-thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional
convention,
or by a majority vote of all its Members, submit to the electorate the
question of calling such a convention.cralaw:red
Section 4. Any amendment
to, or revision of, this Constitution under Section 1 hereof shall be
valid
when ratified by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite which
shall
be held not earlier than sixty days nor later than ninety days after
the
approval of such amendment or revision.cralaw:red
Any amendment under Section
2 hereof shall be valid when ratified by a majority of the votes cast
in
a plebiscite which shall be held not earlier than sixty days nor later
than ninety days after the certification by the Commission on Elections
of the sufficiency of the petition.
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