A constitutional referendum was held in the Philippines on 14 November 1967. On 16 March 1967 Congress decided that a Constitutional Convention would be elected in 1971. In preparation for the election, two amendments to the constitution were proposed beforehand.[1] Constitution of the Philippines ; one to increase the number of members of the House of Representatives from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress to be elected to Constitutional Conventions without giving up their Congress seats.[1] Supreme Court , but was dismissed five days before the referendum.[2] [3]
1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite Outcome Proposal rejected Choice
Votes % 737,997 3,299,485 Total votes 4,037,482 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604
Yes: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
No: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
Outcome Proposal rejected Choice
Votes % 652,127 3,286,879 Total votes 3,939,006 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604
Yes: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
No: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected on 10 November 1970, and began work on a new constitution on 6 January 1971. A draft was published on 29 November 1972 and put to a referendum on 15 January 1973.[4]
On enlarging the House of Representatives edit Are you in favor of increasing the number of congressmen from 120 to 180? Choice Votes % No 3,299,485 81.72 Yes 737,997 18.28
Question #1 of the 1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes) No ▲
Province /City Yes No Total Abra 2,216 11,827 14,043 Agusan 22,055 14,837 36,892 Aklan 1,971 30,614 32,585 Albay 3,278 59,917 63,195 Angeles 2,500 7,035 9,535 Antique 992 37,789 38,781 Bacolod 3,674 16,883 20,557 Bago 2,123 4,199 6,322 Baguio 1,931 10,387 12,318 Basilan 2,196 4,667 6,863 Bataan 3,170 23,892 27,062 Batanes 262 1,770 2,032 Batangas 6,554 102,670 109,224 Benguet 1,150 17,049 18,199 Bohol 5,781 82,490 88,271 Bukidnon 4,281 20,984 25,265 Bulacan 13,246 110,733 123,979 Butuan 11,495 8,935 20,430 Cabanatuan 2,111 9,248 11,359 Cadiz 1,794 2,326 4,120 Cagayan 7,818 44,940 52,758 Cagayan de Oro 4,295 12,154 16,449 Calbayog 3,522 4,662 8,184 Caloocan 7,952 21,090 29,042 Camarines Norte 1,770 31,800 33,570 Camarines Sur 48,267 39,207 87,474 Camiguin 1,315 5,408 6,723 Canlaon 347 762 1,109 Capiz 2,014 28,574 30,588 Catanduanes 713 17,420 18,133 Cavite 9,842 34,465 44,307 Cavite City 1,812 6,541 8,353 Cebu 22,577 84,496 107,073 Cebu City 10,022 36,159 46,181 Cotabato 20,554 47,676 68,230 Cotabato City 1,547 3,522 5,069 Dagupan 1,660 12,538 14,198 Danao 2,962 2,194 5,156 Dapitan 2,488 2,078 4,566 Davao City 9,294 20,950 30,244 Davao del Norte 8,051 28,002 36,053 Davao del Sur 8,003 20,479 28,482 Davao Oriental 4,068 17,492 21,560 Dumaguete 811 6,459 7,270 Eastern Samar 3,930 26,285 30,215 Gingoog 1,151 4,501 5,652 Ifugao 431 4,176 4,607 Iligan 1,920 9,404 11,324 Ilocos Norte 5,892 39,058 44,950 Ilocos Sur 8,043 41,997 50,040 Iloilo 5,998 119,947 125,945 Iloilo City 2,838 30,694 33,532 Isabela 21,719 39,028 60,747 Kalinga-Apayao 1,739 8,713 10,452 La Carlota 1,013 4,109 5,122 La Union 4,319 55,561 59,880 Laguna 10,315 64,833 75,148 Lanao del Norte 4,978 21,802 26,780 Lanao del Sur 36,567 8,844 45,411 Laoag 991 11,350 12,341 Lapu-Lapu 1,440 4,360 5,800 Legazpi 854 10,716 11,570 Leyte 10,912 85,738 96,650 Lipa 1,100 10,843 11,943 Lucena 1,386 7,525 8,911 Manila 29,438 172,177 201,615 Marawi 6,625 852 7,477 Marinduque 826 17,031 17,857 Masbate 14,751 17,527 32,278 Misamis Occidental 2,137 31,725 33,862 Misamis Oriental 6,162 21,596 27,758 Mountain Province 748 8,391 9,139 Naga 4,646 4,339 8,985 Negros Occidental 21,502 54,106 75,608 Negros Oriental 7,063 38,707 45,770 Northern Samar 20,566 9,458 30,024 Nueva Ecija 11,900 84,145 96,045 Nueva Vizcaya 3,176 24,868 28,044 Occidental Mindoro 1,725 15,188 16,913 Olongapo 1,395 7,681 9,076 Oriental Mindoro 2,783 34,428 37,211 Ormoc 615 8,347 8,962 Ozamiz 513 10,964 11,477 Palawan 2,061 21,203 23,264 Palayan 22 287 309 Pampanga 10,619 64,538 75,157 Pangasinan 16,962 188,703 205,665 Pasay 5,413 22,704 28,117 Quezon 17,420 94,456 111,876 Quezon City 15,096 51,195 66,291 Rizal 39,342 142,374 181,716 Romblon 1,013 20,270 21,283 Roxas 630 5,281 5,911 San Carlos, Negros Occidental 5,181 1,447 6,628 San Carlos, Pangasinan 631 13,434 14,065 San Pablo 2,786 11,779 14,565 Silay 863 4,525 5,388 Sorsogon 2,708 51,233 53,941 South Cotabato 9,528 29,120 38,648 Southern Leyte 2,389 29,883 32,272 Sulu 10,588 17,924 28,512 Surigao del Norte 3,463 28,307 31,770 Surigao del Sur 2,926 26,944 29,870 Tacloban 1,010 9,493 10,503 Tagaytay 226 814 1,040 Tagbilaran 282 5,095 5,377 Tangub 132 3,337 3,469 Tarlac 7,972 62,361 70,333 Toledo 1,146 3,093 4,239 Trece Martires 37 249 286 Western Samar 8,563 18,050 26,613 Zambales 3,003 31,659 34,662 Zamboanga City 4,421 7,817 12,238 Zamboanga del Norte 7,873 20,538 28,411 Zamboanga del Sur 15,100 33,038 48,138 Total 737,997 3,299,485 4,037,482 Source: Congress[5]
On Congress members becoming Constitutional Convention delegates edit Are you in favor of allowing members of Congress to serve in the coming Constitutional Convention without forfeiting their seats? Choice Votes % No 3,286,879 83.44 Yes 652,127 16.56
Question #2 of the 1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes) No ▲
Province /City Yes No Total Abra 2,238 11,217 13,455 Agusan 21,378 14,601 35,979 Aklan 2,082 29,711 31,793 Albay 3,104 58,557 61,661 Angeles 2,399 7,064 9,463 Antique 1,166 36,674 37,840 Bacolod 3,307 17,038 20,345 Bago 1,978 4,192 6,170 Baguio 1,944 10,249 12,193 Basilan 1,847 4,738 4,585 Bataan 3,075 22,906 25,981 Batanes 267 1,725 1,992 Batangas 6,392 100,528 106,920 Benguet 1,229 16,693 17,922 Bohol 5,672 80,174 85,846 Bukidnon 4,252 20,348 24,600 Bulacan 12,791 108,632 121,423 Butuan 11,059 8,755 19,814 Cabanatuan 2,038 9,027 11,065 Cadiz 1,780 2,336 4,116 Cagayan 7,521 43,360 50,881 Cagayan de Oro 3,426 12,704 16,130 Calbayog 3,136 4,576 7,712 Caloocan 5,643 23,387 29,030 Camarines Norte 1,995 30,988 32,983 Camarines Sur 25,531 57,427 82,958 Camiguin 1,173 5,198 6,371 Canlaon 240 821 1,061 Capiz 2,028 27,211 29,239 Catanduanes 740 16,868 17,608 Cavite 9,184 34,320 43,504 Cavite City 1,762 6,617 8,379 Cebu 19,565 81,896 101,461 Cebu City 10,647 34,751 45,398 Cotabato 17,697 47,940 65,637 Cotabato City 1,271 3,490 4,761 Dagupan 1,523 12,404 13,927 Danao 3,012 2,093 5,015 Dapitan 1,931 2,474 4,405 Davao City 7,603 22,211 29,814 Davao del Norte 7,324 27,231 34,555 Davao del Sur 7,089 20,350 27,439 Davao Oriental 3,685 16,683 20,368 Dumaguete 893 6,343 7,236 Eastern Samar 3,814 26,016 29,830 Gingoog 942 4,587 5,529 Ifugao 346 4,242 4,588 Iligan 1,863 9,475 11,338 Ilocos Norte 6,013 37,914 43,927 Ilocos Sur 7,845 41,250 49,095 Iloilo 5,769 115,779 121,548 Iloilo City 2,931 29,956 32,887 Isabela 16,285 42,855 59,140 Kalinga-Apayao 1,541 8,577 10,118 La Carlota 543 4,745 5,288 La Union 4,340 54,666 59,006 Laguna 9,927 63,934 73,861 Lanao del Norte 4,653 21,567 26,220 Lanao del Sur 30,147 12,717 42,864 Laoag 1,068 10,818 11,886 Lapu-Lapu 1,423 4,157 5,580 Legazpi 841 10,539 11,380 Leyte 10,379 83,073 93,452 Lipa 1,065 10,668 11,733 Lucena 1,286 7,489 8,775 Manila 29,081 171,352 200,433 Marawi 5,033 1,580 6,613 Marinduque 876 16,615 17,491 Masbate 11,511 18,896 30,407 Misamis Occidental 2,386 30,820 33,206 Misamis Oriental 6,349 21,428 27,777 Mountain Province 724 7,944 8,668 Naga 3,011 5,813 8,824 Negros Occidental 18,118 55,322 73,440 Negros Oriental 5,895 39,355 45,250 Northern Samar 18,455 10,937 29,392 Nueva Ecija 11,207 82,318 93,525 Nueva Vizcaya 3,453 24,209 27,662 Occidental Mindoro 1,791 14,806 16,597 Olongapo 1,650 7,459 9,109 Oriental Mindoro 2,639 34,158 36,797 Ormoc 599 8,322 8,921 Ozamiz 486 10,613 11,099 Palawan 2,134 20,598 22,732 Palayan 24 273 297 Pampanga 10,236 63,329 73,565 Pangasinan 16,539 185,267 201,806 Pasay 5,194 22,755 27,949 Quezon 15,066 94,751 109,817 Quezon City 13,622 52,385 66,007 Rizal 38,116 141,654 179,770 Romblon 986 19,808 20,794 Roxas 688 5,070 5,758 San Carlos, Negros Occidental 2,568 3,405 5,973 San Carlos, Pangasinan 599 13,028 13,627 San Pablo 2,732 11,674 14,406 Silay 717 4,657 5,374 Sorsogon 2,733 49,981 52,714 South Cotabato 8,755 28,997 37,752 Southern Leyte 2,519 28,814 31,333 Sulu 9,350 18,003 27,353 Surigao del Norte 3,452 28,588 32,040 Surigao del Sur 2,748 25,749 28,497 Tacloban 960 9,870 10,830 Tagaytay 199 828 1,027 Tagbilaran 313 5,029 5,342 Tangub 112 3,219 3,331 Tarlac 8,057 61,105 69,162 Toledo 1,180 2,916 4,096 Trece Martires 40 242 282 Western Samar 7,263 17,908 25,171 Zambales 3,053 29,156 32,209 Zamboanga City 2,296 9,559 11,855 Zamboanga del Norte 6,051 22,300 28,351 Zamboanga del Sur 12,943 32,482 45,425 Total 652,127 3,286,879 3,939,006 Source: Congress[5]
