1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
November 14, 1967
Are you in favor of increasing the number of congressmen from 120 to 180?
OutcomeProposal rejected
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 737,997 18.28%
No 3,299,485 81.72%
Total votes 4,037,482 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604 41.43%
Results by province and city
Are you in favor of allowing members of Congress to serve in the coming Constitutional Convention without forfeiting their seats?
OutcomeProposal rejected
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 652,127 16.56%
No 3,286,879 83.44%
Total votes 3,939,006 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604 40.42%
Results by province and city

A constitutional referendum was held in the Philippines on 14 November 1967. On 16 March 1967 Congress decided that a Constitutional Convention would be elected in 1971. In preparation for the election, two amendments to the constitution were proposed beforehand.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines; one to increase the number of members of the House of Representatives from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress to be elected to Constitutional Conventions without giving up their Congress seats.[1] A petition seeking to stop the referendum was filed before the Supreme Court, but was dismissed five days before the referendum.[2][3] Both proposals were rejected by voters.

A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected on 10 November 1970, and began work on a new constitution on 6 January 1971. A draft was published on 29 November 1972 and put to a referendum on 15 January 1973.[4]

Results

On enlarging the House of Representatives

Are you in favor of increasing the number of congressmen from 120 to 180?
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 3,299,485 81.72
Yes 737,997 18.28
Total votes 4,037,482 100.00
Question #1 of the 1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes)
No
3,299,485 (81.7%)
▲
50%

By province/city

Province/City Yes No Total
Abra 2,216 11,827 14,043
Agusan 22,055 14,837 36,892
Aklan 1,971 30,614 32,585
Albay 3,278 59,917 63,195
Angeles 2,500 7,035 9,535
Antique 992 37,789 38,781
Bacolod 3,674 16,883 20,557
Bago 2,123 4,199 6,322
Baguio 1,931 10,387 12,318
Basilan 2,196 4,667 6,863
Bataan 3,170 23,892 27,062
Batanes 262 1,770 2,032
Batangas 6,554 102,670 109,224
Benguet 1,150 17,049 18,199
Bohol 5,781 82,490 88,271
Bukidnon 4,281 20,984 25,265
Bulacan 13,246 110,733 123,979
Butuan 11,495 8,935 20,430
Cabanatuan 2,111 9,248 11,359
Cadiz 1,794 2,326 4,120
Cagayan 7,818 44,940 52,758
Cagayan de Oro 4,295 12,154 16,449
Calbayog 3,522 4,662 8,184
Caloocan 7,952 21,090 29,042
Camarines Norte 1,770 31,800 33,570
Camarines Sur 48,267 39,207 87,474
Camiguin 1,315 5,408 6,723
Canlaon 347 762 1,109
Capiz 2,014 28,574 30,588
Catanduanes 713 17,420 18,133
Cavite 9,842 34,465 44,307
Cavite City 1,812 6,541 8,353
Cebu 22,577 84,496 107,073
Cebu City 10,022 36,159 46,181
Cotabato 20,554 47,676 68,230
Cotabato City 1,547 3,522 5,069
Dagupan 1,660 12,538 14,198
Danao 2,962 2,194 5,156
Dapitan 2,488 2,078 4,566
Davao City 9,294 20,950 30,244
Davao del Norte 8,051 28,002 36,053
Davao del Sur 8,003 20,479 28,482
Davao Oriental 4,068 17,492 21,560
Dumaguete 811 6,459 7,270
Eastern Samar 3,930 26,285 30,215
Gingoog 1,151 4,501 5,652
Ifugao 431 4,176 4,607
Iligan 1,920 9,404 11,324
Ilocos Norte 5,892 39,058 44,950
Ilocos Sur 8,043 41,997 50,040
Iloilo 5,998 119,947 125,945
Iloilo City 2,838 30,694 33,532
Isabela 21,719 39,028 60,747
Kalinga-Apayao 1,739 8,713 10,452
La Carlota 1,013 4,109 5,122
La Union 4,319 55,561 59,880
Laguna 10,315 64,833 75,148
Lanao del Norte 4,978 21,802 26,780
Lanao del Sur 36,567 8,844 45,411
Laoag 991 11,350 12,341
Lapu-Lapu 1,440 4,360 5,800
Legazpi 854 10,716 11,570
Leyte 10,912 85,738 96,650
Lipa 1,100 10,843 11,943
Lucena 1,386 7,525 8,911
Manila 29,438 172,177 201,615
Marawi 6,625 852 7,477
Marinduque 826 17,031 17,857
Masbate 14,751 17,527 32,278
Misamis Occidental 2,137 31,725 33,862
Misamis Oriental 6,162 21,596 27,758
Mountain Province 748 8,391 9,139
Naga 4,646 4,339 8,985
Negros Occidental 21,502 54,106 75,608
Negros Oriental 7,063 38,707 45,770
Northern Samar 20,566 9,458 30,024
Nueva Ecija 11,900 84,145 96,045
Nueva Vizcaya 3,176 24,868 28,044
Occidental Mindoro 1,725 15,188 16,913
Olongapo 1,395 7,681 9,076
Oriental Mindoro 2,783 34,428 37,211
Ormoc 615 8,347 8,962
Ozamiz 513 10,964 11,477
Palawan 2,061 21,203 23,264
Palayan 22 287 309
Pampanga 10,619 64,538 75,157
Pangasinan 16,962 188,703 205,665
Pasay 5,413 22,704 28,117
Quezon 17,420 94,456 111,876
Quezon City 15,096 51,195 66,291
Rizal 39,342 142,374 181,716
Romblon 1,013 20,270 21,283
Roxas 630 5,281 5,911
San Carlos, Negros Occidental 5,181 1,447 6,628
San Carlos, Pangasinan 631 13,434 14,065
San Pablo 2,786 11,779 14,565
Silay 863 4,525 5,388
Sorsogon 2,708 51,233 53,941
South Cotabato 9,528 29,120 38,648
Southern Leyte 2,389 29,883 32,272
Sulu 10,588 17,924 28,512
Surigao del Norte 3,463 28,307 31,770
Surigao del Sur 2,926 26,944 29,870
Tacloban 1,010 9,493 10,503
Tagaytay 226 814 1,040
Tagbilaran 282 5,095 5,377
Tangub 132 3,337 3,469
Tarlac 7,972 62,361 70,333
Toledo 1,146 3,093 4,239
Trece Martires 37 249 286
Western Samar 8,563 18,050 26,613
Zambales 3,003 31,659 34,662
Zamboanga City 4,421 7,817 12,238
Zamboanga del Norte 7,873 20,538 28,411
Zamboanga del Sur 15,100 33,038 48,138
Total 737,997 3,299,485 4,037,482
Source: Congress[5]

On Congress members becoming Constitutional Convention delegates

Are you in favor of allowing members of Congress to serve in the coming Constitutional Convention without forfeiting their seats?
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 3,286,879 83.44
Yes 652,127 16.56
Total votes 3,939,006 100.00
Question #2 of the 1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes)
No
3,286,879 (83.4%)
▲
50%

By province/city

Province/City Yes No Total
Abra 2,238 11,217 13,455
Agusan 21,378 14,601 35,979
Aklan 2,082 29,711 31,793
Albay 3,104 58,557 61,661
Angeles 2,399 7,064 9,463
Antique 1,166 36,674 37,840
Bacolod 3,307 17,038 20,345
Bago 1,978 4,192 6,170
Baguio 1,944 10,249 12,193
Basilan 1,847 4,738 4,585
Bataan 3,075 22,906 25,981
Batanes 267 1,725 1,992
Batangas 6,392 100,528 106,920
Benguet 1,229 16,693 17,922
Bohol 5,672 80,174 85,846
Bukidnon 4,252 20,348 24,600
Bulacan 12,791 108,632 121,423
Butuan 11,059 8,755 19,814
Cabanatuan 2,038 9,027 11,065
Cadiz 1,780 2,336 4,116
Cagayan 7,521 43,360 50,881
Cagayan de Oro 3,426 12,704 16,130
Calbayog 3,136 4,576 7,712
Caloocan 5,643 23,387 29,030
Camarines Norte 1,995 30,988 32,983
Camarines Sur 25,531 57,427 82,958
Camiguin 1,173 5,198 6,371
Canlaon 240 821 1,061
Capiz 2,028 27,211 29,239
Catanduanes 740 16,868 17,608
Cavite 9,184 34,320 43,504
Cavite City 1,762 6,617 8,379
Cebu 19,565 81,896 101,461
Cebu City 10,647 34,751 45,398
Cotabato 17,697 47,940 65,637
Cotabato City 1,271 3,490 4,761
Dagupan 1,523 12,404 13,927
Danao 3,012 2,093 5,015
Dapitan 1,931 2,474 4,405
Davao City 7,603 22,211 29,814
Davao del Norte 7,324 27,231 34,555
Davao del Sur 7,089 20,350 27,439
Davao Oriental 3,685 16,683 20,368
Dumaguete 893 6,343 7,236
Eastern Samar 3,814 26,016 29,830
Gingoog 942 4,587 5,529
Ifugao 346 4,242 4,588
Iligan 1,863 9,475 11,338
Ilocos Norte 6,013 37,914 43,927
Ilocos Sur 7,845 41,250 49,095
Iloilo 5,769 115,779 121,548
Iloilo City 2,931 29,956 32,887
Isabela 16,285 42,855 59,140
Kalinga-Apayao 1,541 8,577 10,118
La Carlota 543 4,745 5,288
La Union 4,340 54,666 59,006
Laguna 9,927 63,934 73,861
Lanao del Norte 4,653 21,567 26,220
Lanao del Sur 30,147 12,717 42,864
Laoag 1,068 10,818 11,886
Lapu-Lapu 1,423 4,157 5,580
Legazpi 841 10,539 11,380
Leyte 10,379 83,073 93,452
Lipa 1,065 10,668 11,733
Lucena 1,286 7,489 8,775
Manila 29,081 171,352 200,433
Marawi 5,033 1,580 6,613
Marinduque 876 16,615 17,491
Masbate 11,511 18,896 30,407
Misamis Occidental 2,386 30,820 33,206
Misamis Oriental 6,349 21,428 27,777
Mountain Province 724 7,944 8,668
Naga 3,011 5,813 8,824
Negros Occidental 18,118 55,322 73,440
Negros Oriental 5,895 39,355 45,250
Northern Samar 18,455 10,937 29,392
Nueva Ecija 11,207 82,318 93,525
Nueva Vizcaya 3,453 24,209 27,662
Occidental Mindoro 1,791 14,806 16,597
Olongapo 1,650 7,459 9,109
Oriental Mindoro 2,639 34,158 36,797
Ormoc 599 8,322 8,921
Ozamiz 486 10,613 11,099
Palawan 2,134 20,598 22,732
Palayan 24 273 297
Pampanga 10,236 63,329 73,565
Pangasinan 16,539 185,267 201,806
Pasay 5,194 22,755 27,949
Quezon 15,066 94,751 109,817
Quezon City 13,622 52,385 66,007
Rizal 38,116 141,654 179,770
Romblon 986 19,808 20,794
Roxas 688 5,070 5,758
San Carlos, Negros Occidental 2,568 3,405 5,973
San Carlos, Pangasinan 599 13,028 13,627
San Pablo 2,732 11,674 14,406
Silay 717 4,657 5,374
Sorsogon 2,733 49,981 52,714
South Cotabato 8,755 28,997 37,752
Southern Leyte 2,519 28,814 31,333
Sulu 9,350 18,003 27,353
Surigao del Norte 3,452 28,588 32,040
Surigao del Sur 2,748 25,749 28,497
Tacloban 960 9,870 10,830
Tagaytay 199 828 1,027
Tagbilaran 313 5,029 5,342
Tangub 112 3,219 3,331
Tarlac 8,057 61,105 69,162
Toledo 1,180 2,916 4,096
Trece Martires 40 242 282
Western Samar 7,263 17,908 25,171
Zambales 3,053 29,156 32,209
Zamboanga City 2,296 9,559 11,855
Zamboanga del Norte 6,051 22,300 28,351
Zamboanga del Sur 12,943 32,482 45,425
Total 652,127 3,286,879 3,939,006
Source: Congress[5]

See also

The 1967 Agusan division plebiscite was also held on this day. Unlike the national plebiscite, the division of Agusan province to two provinces, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, was approved by the voters.

The 1967 Philippine Senate election was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling Nacionalista Party won six of the eight seats contested in the election.

References

  1. ^ a b Philippines, 14 November 1967: Enlargement of the House from 120 to 180 seats Direct Democracy (in German)
  2. ^ "G.R. No. L-28196 Gonzales v. COMELEC". LawPhil Project, Arellano Law Foundation.
  3. ^ Gonzales v Comelec
  4. ^ Philippines, 15 January 1973: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)
  5. ^ a b Proceedings and Debates of the Sixth Congress Volume III February 20 - March 1, 1968 - Joint Session: Joint Session of Congress to canvass the returns and certify the result of the plebiscite held on November 14, 1967. Manila, Philippines. 1968. pp. 3–5.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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