Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1219)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 43 is to create a Preparatory Commission on Constitutional Reform tasked to study and recommend proposed amendments and/or revisions to the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
The President of the Republic of the Philippines has the authority to appoint members of the Preparatory Commission on Constitutional Reform.
The Preparatory Commission on Constitutional Reform can be composed of not more than twenty-five (25) members.
A member must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a qualified voter, and of recognized probity, independence, nationalism, and patriotism.
The Chairperson appointed by the President presides over the meetings, conferences, and other proceedings of the Preparatory Commission.
Represented sectors include retired Supreme Court members, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, chairs of Senate and House Committees on Constitutional Amendments, academe, business, women, youth, religious, media, local government units, labor, and agricultural sectors.
The Preparatory Commission shall determine the rules of its proceedings and conduct consultations with the Filipino people regarding its mandate.
Yes, the Commission is assisted by a Secretariat headed by an Executive Director appointed by the President.
An amount of Three Million Pesos (P3,000,000.00) is appropriated for the Commission's operational expenses, sourced from the funds of the Office of the President.
The Commission is to commence work on January 1, 1999, and complete it on or before June 30, 1999, after which it will present its recommended actions to the President.