Constituent Assembly

• Justice Carpio Weighs in on Constitutional Reform Options for Philippines

  25 January 2024

  Antonio Carpio, Charter Change, Constituent Assembly, Constitutional Convention, The South China Sea / West Philippine Sea Dispute

  Justice Carpio advocates for a constitutional convention or constituent assembly as the most effective means to revise the Philippines’ constitution

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• The Carpio Perspective on Constitutional Revision: A Path Forward

  25 January 2024

  Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, Charter Change, Constituent Assembly, Constitutional Convention, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio

  Carpio on Constitutional Convention: A Path Forward for Charter Change

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• The last cha-cha

  14 January 2021

  1987 Constitution, Constituent Assembly, constitutional amendment, Crosscurrents, foreign ownership restrictions, House of Representatives, investment climate, Justice Carpio, last cha-cha, party-list system, Philippine Constitution, Philippine Daily Inquirer, rule of law, Senate role

  Justice Carpio analyzes the House’s latest attempt to amend the Constitution (“last cha-cha”), warning of risks to legislative safeguards and arguing that rule-of-law improvements—not constitutional tinkering—will better encourage investment.

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• What a revolutionary government means

  27 August 2020

  1987 Constitution, authoritarian risk, Constituent Assembly, constitutional change, Constitutional Order, Crosscurrents, democratization, emergency powers, Justice Carpio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, philippine law, revolutionary government, rule of law

  Justice Carpio explains what a “revolutionary government” would legally entail in the Philippines, why it cannot be declared unilaterally under the 1987 Constitution, and why constitutional change must proceed through lawful processes, not extra‑constitutional means.

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