1. Can the Congress amend the Constitution?

2. Stages?
3. Is the Congress acting as a legislative body when proposing amendments or revision? Acting in a
different capacity? In what capacity?
4. Gonzales vs. Comelec (Authority of the Congress vs Authority of the People in amending the
Constitution)
5. Gonzales vs. Sanidad ruling (reconcile) Did the Sanidad ruling overrule the Gonzales ruling?
Sanidad is a pro hac vice case.
6. Sanidad case
7. Can the President propose amendments to the Constitution?
8. So the President do not have any participation in the amendment process?
9. North Cotabato case
10. Duterte created the committee to draft change/amendments to the Consti. Committee
submitted to the Congress. Is this allowed? YES. Mere suggestion/recommendation only.
Is this proposal? NO.
11. MOA AD vs Tripoli Agreement? Differences?

Tripoli- changes will take effect once changes in the Cnstitution are made.

MOA-AD clause, condition or a term? It is a term. It is an imposition to the government. THE

PRESIDENT CANNOT DO THAT.

12. 2 MODES OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

13. Meaning of “ALL ITS MEMBERS”
14. Senate. Cayetano’s appointment as SFA. Vacancy. What is the required number of vote? ¾ of
what?
15. Member is in the US? Required vote?
16. ¾ OF THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS vs. ¾ of CONGRESS. (Avelino vs. Cuenco case- pacheck
nalang yung case hehehe))
MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE VS MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE – FIXED NUMBER
MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE-
17. Constituent assembly question
So is the voting 1 is to 1?
IF JOINT 1 IS TO 305
IF SEPARATELY 1 IS TO 10 OR 15?
SO IF SEPARATELY, ISN’T IT UNFAIR?
 When the consti was being formulated the design was to create a unicameral congress.
That’s why there is no matter of voting in the Consti. But when the nature of congress was
divided into two changes, they did not revisit the draft.
 Sec 1 and 3 should be interpreted to mean SEPARATELY. TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLE
OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.
18. Constitutional assembly “OR” constitutional convention
19. What are the three resolutions passed In Gonzales?
20. Can CONASS and CONCON be held simultaneously?
21. Sanidad vs. COMELEC- Amendment process is justiciable controversy?
22. Until when can any question on the observance of the procedure a justiciable controversy?
Once Ratified, any attempt in questioning errors as to the amendment of the Constitution
becomes political.
23. Imbong case
24. Resolution on implementing details in concon? Valid?
25. Is this limited to the powers of the Congress as constituent body?
26. Can The Congress convert itself as a CON-ASS? YES.
27. Can the Congress convert itself as a CON-CON? NO.
The Congress may call a CON-CON ONLY.
28. 2 modes of calling CONCON.
29. Required vote of CONCON to approve a proposal?
Only MAJORITY? Constitutional basis?
30. What are the constitutional requirements for this right of the people to initiative?
31. Implementing law
32. Minute resolution of Santiago case? Is that a decision of the court given that it has only been
signed by the COC? Can the MR overrule the decision of the SC?
33. Limitations on the exercise of this right?
34. Lambino: additional requirements for valid exercise of the right of the people to initiative
35. How many signature?
36. Ratification? How many votes required? Majority of the votes case not registered voter?
37. Tolentino case: whether the proposed changes in Consti can be submitted to the people
simultaneously in a general election?
38. Does the constitution specify the kind of election? Is plebiscite a general or special election?
39. Can General election be held at the same day as the plebiscite?