Election of Delegates to 1971 Constitutional Convention

Section 2 requires that the election of delegates be held on the second Tuesday in November, 1970.
Section 2 mandates that the election be held in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Election Code.
Section 2 requires that the certificate of candidacy state that the candidate possesses all the qualifications required of Members of the House of Representatives.
Section 2 requires filing of the certificate of candidacy in the same manner as candidates for the House of Representatives under the Revised Election Code.

Section 3 provides that the provisions of the Revised Election Code, as amended, apply to the election of delegates, insofar as not inconsistent with Republic Act No. 4914.
Section 3 provides that Republic Act Numbered 3588 applies to the election of delegates, insofar as not inconsistent with Republic Act No. 4914.

Section 4 declares that the office of Delegate is compatible with any other public office.
Section 4 provides that delegates who do not receive any salary from the Government are entitled to a per diem of fifty pesos for every day of attendance in the convention or any of its committees.
Section 4 provides that a delegate receiving salary from the Government may choose to receive salary or the per diem provided under Section 4.
Section 4 requires that every delegate be entitled to the necessary traveling expenses to and from the delegate’s place of residence when attending sessions of the convention or its committees.

Section 5 provides that the convention shall meet in the session hall of the House of Representatives.
Section 5 sets the meeting date as June 1, 1971.
Section 5 sets the meeting time at 10:00 in the morning.

Section 6 authorizes the Senate and House of Representatives to place at the disposal of the convention such personnel, premises, and furniture as they judge can be spared.
Section 6 requires that such placement be without detriment to the public service.
Section 6 provides that the placement is without cost, refund, or additional pay.

Section 7 provides that the laws on parliamentary immunity of Members of Congress apply to the delegates of the Constitutional Convention.
Section 7 provides that the penalties in Articles 143, 144, and 145 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended apply when offenses defined therein are committed against the Congress of the Philippines, its committees or subcommittees, or its Members.
Section 7 extends the same penal provisions to offenses committed against the Constitutional Convention, its committees or subcommittees, or the delegates thereto.

Section 8 appropriates, from funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, PHP 14,000,000 for holding the elections of delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Section 8 appropriates, from the same fund source, PHP 6,000,000 for the expenses of the Convention.

Section 9 contains a separability clause: if any section or provision of Republic Act No. 4914 is held unconstitutional or invalid, no other section or provision is affected.
Section 10 provides that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
Republic Act No. 4914 was approved on June 17, 1967.