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1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

Field	Value
country	Philippines
flag_year	1936
date	January 27, 1984
part1_subject	Representation in the Batasang Pambansa to be via districts
part1_choice1	For
part1_percentage1	83.94
part1_choice2	Against
part1_percentage2	16.06
part2_subject	Abolishing the Executive Committee and restoring the vice presidency
part2_choice1	For
part2_percentage1	82.99
part2_choice2	Against
part2_percentage2	17.01
part3_subject	Allowing indigents to possess public land via grants
part3_choice1	For
part3_percentage1	69.25
part3_choice2	Against
part3_percentage2	30.75
part4_subject	Undertaking an urban land reform program
part4_choice1	For
part4_percentage1	68.59
part4_choice2	Against
part4_percentage2	30.75

National and local plebiscites for the approval of the proposed constitutional amendments and local bills made by the Interim Batasang Pambansa were held on January 27, 1984, in the Philippines.

Constitutional amendments

The majority of the Filipino people voted "Yes" to the terms and constitutional amendments. But several opposition politicians, like José W. Diokno and Lorenzo M. Tañada, called for a boycott. Below are the constitutional amendments as a result of the plebiscite:

Creating the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP)
Abolishing the Executive Committee
Elections for the regular members of the Batasang Pambansa by provinces, highly urbanized cities, and districts of Metro Manila
Land grant and urban housing program

Results

On districting the Batasang Pambansa

On abolishing the Executive Committee and restoring the vice presidency

On allowing indigents to possess public lands by grants

On the state undertaking an urban land reform program

References

"Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 {{!}} GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
(1984-01-18). "Coming test of democracy in Philippines sparks disunity in opposition to Marcos". Christian Science Monitor.

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