Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Regulation of turn-coatism
– When elected: no turn-coatism allowed
– Two years after, and two years before elections: no change of
party
• “No persion related to an incumbent elective official within the second
civil degree of consanguinity or affinity as described abgove, can run
for the same position in the immediately following election.
• Persons related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or
affinity, as described above, are prohibited from running
simultaneously for more than one national and one regional or local
position. However, in the event that two or more members of the same
family are running, the memgber who shall be allowed to be a
candidate shall be determined by the drawing of lots.”
Senate: two senators per federated region
House of Representatives: proportional
representation
Requirement of a college degree
Chambers to comply with final and executory orders
of judicial or quasi-=judicial authorities
Strengthened power of initiative
Constitutionalizing the Bi-Cam Committee
• Lawless violence as additional ground for the
suspension of the privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus or the declaration of martial
law.
• President and Vice-President: elected as a
team
• May refer to the Constitutional Court any
enrolled bill for Advisory Opinion on
constitutionality
High Courts:
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
Administrative Court
Electoral Court