Amendment or Revision of the 1987 Constitution

The 1987 Constitution can be changed either by amendment or revision

REVISION- It is the rewriting or overhauling of the entire instrument

AMENDMENT- It is a change or alteration for the better, an amendment or change
within the lines of the original instrument which will bring about improvement.


REVISION

a. How may the 1987 Constitution be Revised?

In Revising the Constitution there are two (2) Modes:

1. By the Congress, upon a vote of of all its members or;

2. By a Constitutional Convention

b. If Congress chooses to call a constitutional convention to revise the Constitution,
it may either;

1. Call a Constitutional Convention by a vote of 2/3 of all its members; or

2. Submit to the electorate the question for calling such a body by a majority
vote of all its members


AMENDMENT

How the Constitution may be amended

Amendment may be effected:

a. By Congress, upon a vote of the of all its members

b. By a Constitutional Convention

c. By Peoples Initiative