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Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
Constituent assembly
	Batasang Pambansa Complex
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	June 2, 1986
Disbanded	October 15, 1986
Preceded by	Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971
Leadership
President of the Constitutional Commission	Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Vice-President of the Constitutional Commission	Ambrosio Padilla
Floor Leader	Napoleon Rama
Assistant Floor Leaders	José D. Calderón ; Ahmad Domocao Alonto
Seats	50
Meeting place
	Batasang Pambansa Complex

The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the constitutional convention tasked with drafting the present iteration of the Constitution of the Philippines in 1986.

Sessions

Regular Session: June 2 – October 15, 1986

Legislation

Drafting	Enactment	Ratification
1987 Constitution
Approval	October 12, 1986	October 15, 1986
Ratification	October 15, 1986	February 2, 1987

Leadership

President: Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Vice President: Ambrosio Padilla
Floor Leader: Napoleon Rama
Assistant Floor Leaders:
- José D. Calderón
- Ahmad Domocao Alonto
Secretary General: Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero

Members

A nomination process was held to select the members of the commission. The commission was composed of 48 national, regional, and sectoral representatives, which included lawyers, entrepreneurs, politicians, landlords, health professionals, religious leaders, labor and peasant leaders, university professors, and journalists.^[1]

Commissioner	Committee Chairmanship	Committee Vice Chairmanship
Yusuf R. Abubakar	Privileges
Domocao Alonto
Felicitas S. Aquino
Adolfo Azcuna		Legislative
Teodoro Bacani Jr.		General Provisions
Jose F. S. Bengzon Jr.	Steering Committee
Ponciano L. Bennagen
Joaquin Bernas, S.J.		Citizenship, Bill of Rights, Political Rights and Obligations and Human Rights
Florangel Rosario Braid	General Provisions
Lino Brocka^[a]
Jose D. Calderon		Local Governments
Crispino M. de Castro
Jose C. Colayco		Accountability of Public Officers
Roberto Concepcion	Judiciary
Hilario Davide Jr.	Legislative
Vicente B. Foz	Constitutional Commissions and Agencies
Ed Garcia		Sponsorship
Chito Gascon		Social Justice and Social Services
Serafin V. C. Guingona	Sponsorship
Alberto M. K. Jamir
Jose Laurel Jr.	Citizenship, Bill of Rights, Political Rights and Obligations and Human Rights
Eulogio R. Lerum
Regalado Maambong
Christian Monsod	Accountability of Public Officers
Teodulo C. Natividad
Ma. Teresa F. Nieva	Social Justice and Social Services
Jose Nolledo	Local Governments
Blas Ople		Amendments and Transitory Provisions
Ambrosio B. Padilla
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Minda Luz Quesada		Privileges
Napoleon Rama		Steering Committee
Florenz Regalado		Executive
Rustico F. de los Reyes Jr.
Cirilo A. Rigos		Constitutional Commissions and Agencies
Soc Rodrigo	Style
Ricardo J. Romulo	Judiciary
Decoroso Rosales	Preamble, National Territory, and Declaration of Principles
Rene V. Sarmiento
Jose E. Suarez	Amendments and Transitory Provisions
Lorenzo Sumulong	- Rules - Executive
Jaime Tadeo		National Economy and Patrimony
Mary Christine Tan
Gregorio J. Tingson		Preamble, National Territory, and Declaration of Principles
Efrain B. Trenas		Style
Lugum L. Uka		Human Resources
Wilfrido V. Villacorta	Human Resources
Bernardo Villegas	National Economy and Patrimony