1. What is the purpose of Proclamation No. 1102, s. 1973 Announcing…

Question Answered step-by-step 1. What is the purpose of Proclamation No. 1102, s. 1973 Announcing… 1. What is the purpose of Proclamation No. 1102, s. 1973 Announcing the Ratification by the Filipino People of the Constitution Proposed by the 1971 Constitutional Convention? Explain2. Explain the each of following:WHEREAS, Citizens Assemblies were created in barrios in municipalities and in districts/wards in chartered cities pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 86, dated December 31, 1972, composed of all persons who are residents of the barrio, district or ward for at least six months, fifteen years of age or over, citizens of the Philippines and who are registered in the list of Citizen Assembly members kept by the barrio district or ward secretaryWHEREAS, the said Citizens Assemblies were established precisely to broaden the base of citizen participation in the democratic process and to afford ample opportunity for the citizenry to express their views on important national issuesWHEREAS, responding to the clamor of the people and pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 86- A, dated January 5, 1973, the following questions were posed before the Citizens’ Assemblies or Barangays: Do you approve of the New Constitution? Do you still want a plebiscite to be called to ratify the new ConstitutionWHEREAS, fourteen million nine hundred seventy-six thousand five hundred sixty-one (14,976,561) members of all the Barangays (Citizens Assemblies) voted for the adoption of the proposed Constitution, as against seven hundred forty-three thousand eight hundred sixty-nine (743,869) who voted for its rejection; while on the question as to whether or not the people would still like a plebiscite to be called to ratify the new Constitution, fourteen million two hundred ninety-eight thousand eight hundred fourteen (14,298,814) answered that there was no need for a plebiscite and that the vote of the Barangays (Citizens Assemblies) should be considered as a vote in a plebisciteWHEREAS, since the referendum results show that more than ninety-five (95) per cent of the members of the Barangays (Citizens Assemblies) are in favor of the new Constitution, the Katipunan ng Mga Barangay has strongly recommended that the new Constitution should already be deemed ratified by the Filipino people Social Science Political Science POLITICAL 352 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)