1973 Constitution of the Philippines

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Constitution Fundamental law

The 1973 Constitution of the Philippines was the fundamental law enacted under President Ferdinand Marcos that restructured the government into a parliamentary system and expanded executive powers during the martial law era.

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1973 Philippine Constitution 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitution ⓘ
Fundamental law ⓘ
abolishedOfficeOf Vice President of the Philippines (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ
allowed President to continue in office beyond original term limits ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the Philippines (1973) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marcos Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedOn 1976-10-16 ⓘ
1980-01-30 ⓘ
1981-04-07 ⓘ
1984-01-27 ⓘ
centralizedPowerIn Executive branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Article on the Declaration of Principles and State Policies ⓘ
Article on the Executive Department ⓘ
Article on the Judiciary ⓘ
Article on the Legislative Department ⓘ
Preamble ⓘ
Transitory Provisions ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
draftedBy 1971 Constitutional Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedUnder Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ
expandedPowersOf President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm Parliamentary system (nominal) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War era in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
inForceDuring Fourth Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
laterRestoredOfficeOf Vice President of the Philippines (by amendment) NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalized Martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ
limited Checks and balances ⓘ
promulgatedDuring Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ
providedFor Barangay as basic political unit ⓘ
Batasang Pambansa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Assembly of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prime Minister of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
ratificationControversy Questions on validity of plebiscite ⓘ
ratificationMethod Citizens’ assemblies ⓘ
ratifiedOn 1973-01-17 ⓘ
recognized Role of labor, peasantry, and other sectors ⓘ
Role of youth and women in nation-building ⓘ
replaced 1935 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
status Superseded ⓘ
strengthenedRoleOf President as both head of state and de facto head of government ⓘ
subjectOf Political and legal criticism for authoritarian features ⓘ
tookEffectOn 1973-01-17 ⓘ
upheldBy Supreme Court of the Philippines in Javellana v. Executive Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasReplacedBy 1987 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Commission on Elections of the Philippines → constitutionalBasis → 1973 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Martial Law period → legalBasis → 1973 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1973 Philippine Constitution
1986 Constitutional Commission of the Philippines → replaced → 1973 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ