The revised Philippine Constitution was placed into a Philippine constitutional plebiscite, 1987 with 76% Yes votes.
In a constitutional plebiscite last February, the armed forces went against a nationwide trend and voted against a charter that was viewed as a symbol of Mrs. Aquino's rule.
The constitutional plebiscite was held in the Philippines on 2 February 1987.
Censorship Is Charged Now, as the Government tightens its grip before a constitutional plebiscite, the press has put itself in the spotlight, accusing the Government of censorship.
Another constitutional plebiscite was held in 1980.
As the nation prepares for the constitutional plebiscite scheduled Feb. 2, a coalition of right-wing opposition groups was formed today to campaign against the charter.
The chairman of the Election Commission, Ramon Felipe, said the turnout had exceeded expectations and was higher than the 80 percent for the constitutional plebiscite in February.
On 12 and 13 November, in the second constitutional plebiscite in three months, Norwegian voters decided by a nearly 79 percent majority (259,563 to 69,264) to establish a monarchy instead of a republic.
In a constitutional plebiscite this month she again foiled her challengers with "people power," a 76 percent vote of confidence that was read here as an endorsement of her centrist position.
Teachers, who act as polling officials, were among the victims of election-related violence in the presidential election in February 1986 and the congressional vote and constitutional plebiscite that followed it this year.