VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Lawless violence grounds for martial law in draft charter
Aside from invasion and rebellion, the president may declare martial law citing lawless violence in the draft revised 1987 Constitution.
Fact Sheets
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Draft charter defines, bans political dynasties
Members of a family who maintain or are “capable of maintaining political control” in a national, regional or local position are barred from running simultaneously or in succeeding elections.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment and the judiciary in the ‘Federal Republic of the Philippines’
In this third installment, VERA Files highlights the structure of an expanded Judicial Department and notes the new process of impeachment found in the Article on Accountability of Public Officers.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The 1987 Constitution and Concom draft compared
How different is the draft Constitution submitted Monday to Malacanang from the 1987 Constitution?
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How the Consultative Committee pictures a ‘Federal Republic of the Philippines’
Based on this draft, VERA Files is publishing a series of fact sheets highlighting notable items that were changed, added or deleted in the 1987 Constitution.
