Philippine Constitutional Convention election, 1970
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The Constitutional Convention
of 1970 was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines
. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country on November 10, 1970. Notable politicians like Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
, Napoleon Rama, Jose Concepcion Jr., Margarito Teves, Ramon Mitra, Jr.
, Richard J. Gordon and others were former CON-CON delegates.
Constitutional convention (political meeting)
A constitutional convention is now a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution. A general constitutional convention is called to create the first constitution of a political unit or to entirely replace an existing constitution...
of 1970 was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...
. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country on November 10, 1970. Notable politicians like Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino "Nene" Quilinging Pimentel, Jr. is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001.-Delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention:...
, Napoleon Rama, Jose Concepcion Jr., Margarito Teves, Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Ramon "Monching" Villarosa Mitra, Jr. , was a prominent Filipino statesman, diplomat, and a renown pro-democracy activist of the Philippines....
, Richard J. Gordon and others were former CON-CON delegates.
Delegates
| Delegates | No. of Delegates |
|---|---|
| Elected | 320 |
See also
- Commission on ElectionsCommission on Elections (Philippines)The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
- Politics of the PhilippinesPolitics of the PhilippinesThe Politics of the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system...
- Philippine elections
- Philippine Constitution