Amendment to Sec. 13 of 1971 Constitutional Convention Act
Republic Act No. 6176, enacted on May 27, 1971, amends Section Thirteen of the 1971 Constitutional Convention Act to designate the Manila Hotel in Manila as the official opening site for the Constitutional Convention on June 1, 1971. The act stipulates that the Chairman of the Commission on Elections will oversee the arrangements, while the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives will jointly preside over the opening session. Additionally, the Convention is authorized to hold sessions at various locations across the Philippines and has the autonomy to determine its own rules and quorum requirements. The law took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6176
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 27, 1971
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6176
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE 1971 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ACT TO CHANGE THE SITE FOR THE OPENING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SECTION 1. Section thirteen of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-one hundred thirty-two, otherwise known as "The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act", is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 13. Who May Convene. — The Chairman of the Commission on Elections shall take charge of all arrangements for the convening of the Constitutional Convention. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly preside at its opening session. The Convention shall meet in the City of Manila at the Manila Hotel on June first, nineteen hundred and seventy-one at ten o'clock in the morning. Thereafter, the Convention may in its discretion hold its session at any other place within the Republic of the Philippines. Unless the Convention provides otherwise, a majority of all its members shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may meet, adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. The Convention shall be the sole judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members and it may organize and adopt such rules as it may see fit." acd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 27, 1971
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 67, No. 34, p. 6692-B on August 23, 1971
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 13 of 1971 Constitutional Convention Act, Republic Act No. 6176, May 27, 1971 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 13 of 1971 Constitutional Convention Act, Republic Act No. 6176 (Phil. 1971)
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