WHAT IS PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE?

1. OR PI- IS A COMMON APPELATIVE IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT REFERS TO EITHER A MODE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMMENDMENT PROVIDED BY THE 1987 CONSTITUTION

2. PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE IS A WAY TO MAKE LAWS

3. PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE IS AN EXERCISE OF POWER OF THE PEOPLE TO ENACT LAWS BEYOND THE POWER VESTED IN CONGRESS, PROVIDED FOR BY THE 1987 CONSTITUTION.

4. IT IS FURTHER DEFIND IN REPUBLIC ACT 6735, WHICH STATE THAT AN INITIATIVE IS “POWER OF THE PEOPLE TO PROPOSED AMMENDMENDS TO THE CONSTITUTION OR TO PROPOSE AND ENAC T LEGISLATIONS THROUGH AN ELEC TION CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE.

THE LAW ALSO STATES THAT THERE ARE 3 SYSTEMS OF INITIATIVE
1. INITIATIVE OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH ALLOWS FOR A PETITION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
2. INITIATIVE ON STATUTES WHICH ALLOWS PROPOSALS FOR ENACTMENT OF A NATIONAL LEGISLATION
3. INITIATIVE ON LOCAL LEGISLATION WHICH COVERS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN THEV REGIONAL DOWN TO THE BARANGAY LEVEL.

FOR NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS, ATLEAST 10% OF THE TOTAL REGISTERED IN THE PHILIPPINES SHOULD SIGN THE PETITION FOR A NEW LAW. IT ALSO REQUIRES THE SIGNATURE OF AT LEAST 3% OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN EACH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.

EXAMPLE OF ATTEMPT AS PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE ATTY. RAUL LAMBINO BUT FAILED, HE ONLY PRESENTED 100,000 SIGNATURES ABS-CBN ATTEMPTED

SO HOW DOES IT WORK AND BE EFECTIVE AS AN EFFICIENT TOOL, at Paano natin masisiguro ang kahihinatnan,

PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE O INISYATIBO NG MAMAMAYAN, MALAYANG PAGGALAW NG MAMAMAYAN

PAG NALAMAN MO NA ANG HALAGA NITO, ANO ANG MGA DAPAT MONG GAWIN

A. IBALITA MO SA PAMILYA MO (SILA YUNG UNA MONG KUMBINSIHIN) THEN SA KAPWA MO, TAKE THE NECESSARY INITIATIVE INSTEAD MAGMARITES KA NG WALANG SAYSAY AT GUMAWA NG PARAAN NA MABIGYAN MO SILA NG KOPYA NG ADHIKAIN.

B. SA KONTING BARYA NA PAGPAPAKOPYA AT BOLUNTARYO NATING PAGGAWA DITO NATIN MAKAKAMIT ANG MALAYANG GAGAWIN NA NAAYON SA BATAS.

10 MILLION PLUS SIGNATURES