# 1970 Philippine Constitutional Convention election

A constitutional convention was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines. A special election was held on November 10, 1970 to elect the convention's delegates, which would convene in 1971.
Former Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia was sworn in as the President of the Constitutional Convention on June 1, 1971. However, he died thirteen days after taking oath. Former President Diosdado Macapagal replaced Garcia. Sotero H. Laurel served as the President Pro-Tempore of the convention.
Other prominent delegates were former Senators Raul Manglapus and Roseller T. Lim. Other delegates would become influential political figures, including Hilario Davide Jr., Marcelo Fernan, Sotero Laurel, Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Raul Roco, Edgardo Angara, Richard Gordon, Margarito Teves and Federico Dela Plana.
The work of the Convention was affected by the declaration of martial law in September 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Eventually, on November 29, 1972, the Convention approved the new constitution. It was submitted to a vote in the 1973 constitutional plebiscite. The results of the plebiscite and the legality of the 1973 Constitution was questioned before the Philippine Supreme Court in the Ratification Cases. The constitution was upheld. Marcos' dictatorship would continue to rule until being ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

## Election

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Nonpartisan | 6,682,905 | 100.00 | 320 |
| Total | Total | 6,682,905 | 100.00 | 320 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,682,905 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 9,811,431 | 68.11 | |

## Delegates

| Province | District | Delegates |
| Abra | Lone District | Arturo V. Barbero Loreto L. Seares |
| Agusan del Norte | Lone District | Edelmiro A. Amante Antonio R. Tupaz |
| Agusan del Sur | Lone District | Lamberto M. Mordeno Vicente M. Guzman |
| Aklan | Lone District | Augusto B. Legaspi Godofredo P. Ramos |
| Albay | First District | Jose A. Madrilejos, Jr. Salvador C. Balane |
| Albay | Second District | Domingo R. Imperial, Jr. Julian J. Locsin |
| Albay | Third District | Elfren R. Sarte Teresita D. Flores |
| Antique | Lone District | Angel Salazar, Jr. Arturo F. Pacificador |
| Bataan | Lone District | Jose R. Nuguid Armando L. Abad, Sr. |
| Batanes | Lone District | Custodio A. Villalva Geronimo M. Cabal |
| Batangas | First District | Felixberto M. Serrano Antonio de las Alas |
| Batangas | Second District | Honesto Mendoza Jose P. Leviste, Jr. Antonio C. Alano |
| Batangas | Third District | Sotero H. Laurel Artemio M. Lobrin Oscar L. Leviste |
| Benguet | Lone District | Floro R. Bugnosen Fernando Bautista |
| Bohol | First District | Natalio R. Castillo, Jr. Victor de la Serna |
| Bohol | Second District | Teogenes Borja Jose S. Zafra |
| Bohol | Third District | Carlos P. Garcia Simplico M. Apalisok |
| Bukidnon | Lone District | Dante Sarraga Luis R. Lorenzo Alfredo J. Lagamon |
| Bulacan | First District | Pablo S. Trillana III Dakila F. Castro Mateo Armando T. Caparas |
| Bulacan | Second District | Manuel C. Cruz Justino P. Hermoso Cesar B. Serapio Magtanggol C. Gunigundo |
| Cagayan | First District | Manuel T. Molina Jose T. Antonio Pedro N. Laggui |
| Cagayan | Second District | Leoncio M. Puzon Oscar L. Lazo |
| Camarines Norte | First District | Rogelio E. Panotes Fernando S. Vinzons |
| Camarines Sur | First District | Raul Roco Ramon A. Diaz Antonio M. Sison |
| Camarines Sur | Second District | Edmundo C. Cea Domingo M. Guevara Eddie P. Alanis Lilia B. de Lima Felix R. Alfelor, Jr. |
| Camiguin | Lone District | Pedro P. Romualdo Antonio V. Borromeo |
| Catanduanes | Lone District | Clemente A. Abundo Rafael P. Santelices |
| Capiz | First District | Enrique Belo George H. Viterbo |
| Capiz | Second District | Dandy K. Tupaz Pedro G. Exmundo |
| Cavite | Lone District | Juanito R. Remulla Abraham F. Sarmiento Jose P. Santillan Alberto Jamir |
| Cebu | First District | Lydia D. Rodriguez Casimiro R. Madarang, Jr. |
| Cebu | Second District | Pedro L. Yap Marcelo B. Fernan Natalio B. Bacalso Jesus P. Garcia |
| Cebu | Third District | Napeleon G. Rama Antonio T. Bacaltos |
| Cebu | Fourth District | Oliveros E. Kintanar Hilario G. Davide, Jr. |
| Cebu | Fifth District | Jorge Kintanar Pedro B. Calderon |
| Cebu | Sixth District | Andres R. Flores Francis M. Zosa |
| Cebu | Seventh District | Antionio Y. de Pio Gerardo M. S. Pepito |
| Cotabato | Lone District | Midpantao L. Adil Linda U. Ampatuan Anacleto D. Badoy, Jr. Macario C. Camelo Jose M. Estaniel Michael O. Mastura Sandiale A. Sambalawan Duma D. Sinsuat Sergio F. Tocao Antionio R. Velasco |
| Davao del Norte | Lone District | Camilio L. Sabio Gaudioso R. Buen Lauro C. Arabejo Ramon A. Tirol |
| Davao del Sur | Lone District | Ismael I. Veloso Leon M. Garcia, Jr. Pedro S. Castillo Dominador F. Carillo Samuel C. Occeña Jesus V. Matas |
| Davao Oriental | Lone District | Adolfo A. Angala Antonio D. Olmedo |
| Eastern Samar | Lone District | Jaime C. Opinion Generoso A. Juaban |
| Ifugao | Lone District | Gaspar R. Ponchinlam Raymundo Baguilat |
| Ilocos Norte | First District | Antonio V. Raquiza Federico B. Ablan, Sr. |
| Ilocos Norte | Second District | Gregorio R. Paruganan Emerito M. Salva |
| Ilocos Sur | First District | Ramon S. Encarnacion Melchor G. Padua, Jr. |
| Ilocos Sur | Second District | Godofredo S. Reyes Eduardo Guirnalda |
| Iloilo | First District | Salvador B. Britanico Lourdes S. Trono |
| Iloilo | Second District | Emilio M. de la Cruz II Oscar Ledesma |
| Iloilo | Third District | Manuel C. Locsin Amanio Sorongon |
| Iloilo | Fourth District | Ramon A. Gonzales Licurgo T. Tirador |
| Iloilo | Fifth District | Sonia S. Aldeguer Juan V. Borra |
| Isabela | Lone District | Benjamin C. Reyes Heherson T. Alvarez Francisco B. Albano, Jr. Leocadio E. Ignacio Celso D. Gangan |
| Kalinga-Apayao | Lone District | Infante S. Calaycay Eubulo G. Verzola |
| Laguna | First District | Jose A. Yulo, Jr. Manuel A. Concordia Amado G. Garcia Vicente G. Hocson |
| Laguna | Second District | Estanislao A. Fernandez Rustico F. de los Reyes |
| Lanao del Norte | Lone District | Mariano Ll. Badelles Luis A. Quibranza, Sr. Francisco L. Abalos |
| Lanao del Sur | Lone District | Ahmed Domocao Alonto Mangontawar B. Guro Lininding P. Pangandaman Oga M. Mapupuno Pangalian M. Balindong Tocod M. Macaraya |
| La Union | First District | Victor F. Ortega Pedro O. Valdez |
| La Union | Second District | Antonio M. de Guzman |
| Leyte | First District | Cirilo Roy Montejo Eduardo Quintero |
| Leyte | Second District | Damian V. Aldaba Francisco A. Astilla |
| Leyte | Third District | Ramon V. Salazar Antero M. Bongbong |
| Leyte | Fourth District | Domingo Veloso Flor L. Sagadal |
| Manila | First District | Reynaldo T. Fajardo Salvador L. Mariño Fidel A. Santiago |
| Manila | Second District | Roberto S. Oca Juan T. David |
| Manila | Third District | Gerardo S. Espina Eduardo M. Sison Feliciano Jover Ledesma |
| Manila | Fourth District | Carlos J. Valdez Jose P. Marcelo Antonio S. Araneta, Jr. |
| Marinduque | Lone District | Carmencita O. Reyes Ricardo G. Nepomuceno |
| Masbate | Lone District | Andres C. Clemente, Jr. Raul R. Estrella Mateo A. Esparrago, Jr. Venancio L. Yaneza |
| Mountain Province | Lone District | Willian Claver Felix Diaz |
| Northern Samar | Lone District | Emil L. Ong Cesar A. Sevilla |
| Nueva Ecija | First District | Romeo T. Capulong Rebeck A. Espiritu Ernesto R. Rondon |
| Nueva Ecija | Second District | Juan R. Liwag Emmanuel T. Santos Sedfrey A. Ordoñez Raymundo A. Padiernos |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone District | Jose D. Calderon Demetrio A. Quirino, Jr. |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone District | Ricardo V. Quintos Honofre Restor |
| Oriental Mindoro | Lone District | Jose A. Leido Juan A. Luces Luna Jr. Amado S. Tolentino, Jr. |
| Occidental Misamis | Lone District | Timoteo C. Ruben Julio H. Osamis Elizabeth C. Johnston |
| Oriental Misamis | Lone District | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. Rolando C. Piit Felino Neri Pablo S. Reyes |
| Occidental Negros | First District | Carlos Ledesma Rodolfo Gamboa Benito Montinola, Sr. Emmanuel G. Aguilar Ramon Hortinela, Jr. Romeo C. Gonzaga |
| Occidental Negros | Second District | Arsenio B. Yulo, Jr. Carlos Hilado Loreto V. Valera |
| Occidental Negros | Third District | Gregorio Tingson Plaridel G. Villadelgado Jacinto Montilla Juan G. Yulo |
| Oriental Negros | First District | Margarito Teves Gonzalo O. Catan, Jr. Vicente G. Sinco Cicero D. Calderon |
| Oriental Negros | Second District | Emilio C. Macias II Felix G. Gaudiel, Sr. |
| Palawan | Lone District | Alfredo E. Abueg, Jr. Jose N. Nolledo |
| Pampanga | First District | Diosdado P. Macapagal Amado M. Yuzon Jose E. Suarez Fidel U. Canilao |
| Pampanga | Second District | Amelito R. Mutuc Ricardo M. Sagmit Bren Z. Guiao |
| Pangasinan | First District | Mauro Baradi Jose F. S. Bengson, Jr. |
| Pangasinan | Second District | Luis C. Catubig Numeriano G. Tanopo, Jr. |
| Pangasinan | Third District | Ricardo B. Primicias Emiliano L. Abalos |
| Pangasinan | Fourth District | Reynaldo A. Villar Jose M. Aruego |
| Pangasinan | Fifth District | Felix M. Mamenta, Jr. Jesus M. Reyes |
| Quezon | First District | Rodolfo D. Robles Edgardo J. Angara Vincent L. Recto Leandro P. Garcia |
| Quezon | Second District | Gil G. Puyat, Jr. Cesar A. Caliwara Oscar F. Santos Benjamin M. Campomanes |
| Rizal | First District | Raul S. Manglapus Jesus G. Barrera Voltaire R. Garcia Salvador Z. Araneta Jose Concepcion, Jr. Jose Mari U. Velez Jose Y. Feria Augusto T. Kalaw Jose Ma. V. Paredes Miguel P. Cuaderno Sr. Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. Leonardo Siguion Reyna Ceferino P. Padua Alejandro A. Lichauco Tomas C. Benitez Mary Rose J. Ezpeleta Augusto Caesar Espiritu Augusto L. Syjuco, Jr. |
| Rizal | Second District | Pacifico A. Ortiz Gilberto M. Duavit Emilio de la Paz, Jr. Francisco Sumulong Augusto Sanchez |
| Romblon | Lone District | Manuel F. Martinez Ernesto G. Ang |
| Samar | Lone District | Decoroso Rosales Romualdo R. Mendiola Ramon V. Mijares Valeriano C. Yancha |
| Sorsogon | First District | Pacifico F. Lim Bonifacio H. Gillego |
| Sorsogon | Second District | Jose L. Lachica Celso P. Tabuena |
| South Cotabato | Lone District | Rodolfo A. Ortiz Tomas T. Falgui Fidel P. Purisima Arturo P. Pingoy |
| Southern Leyte | Lone District | Gabriel O. Yñiguez Federico U. de la Plana |
| Sulu | Lone District | Jal M. Anni Tating Sangkula Benjamin Abubakar |
| Surigao del Norte | Lone District | Constantino M. Navarro, Jr. Fanny C. Garcia |
| Surigao del Sur | Lone District | Vicente L. Pimentel Eriberto B. Misa |
| Tarlac | First District | Mercedes C. Teodoro Homobono C. Sawit |
| Tarlac | Second District | Jose Y. Feliciano Ramon M. Nisce |
| Zambales | Lone District | Richard J. Gordon Enrique J. Corpus Luis D. Santos |
| Zamboanga del Norte | Lone District | Augusto C. Saguin Adolfo S. Azcuna Ernesto S. Amatong |
| Zamboanga del Sur | Lone District | Vincenzo A. Sagun Roseller T. Lim Wilfredo G. Cainglet Antonio M. Ceniza Maria Clara L. Lobregat Teodoro C. Araneta Pedro M. Rodriguez, Jr. Ramon V. Blancia Benjamin A. Rodriguez |