Changes to the Constitution target economic provisions, but critics warn they could extend the President's term.
A man does the hand sign for “laban”, or fight – a symbol of the anti-Marcos dictatorship resistance – at a concert commemorating the People Power anniversary, in Manila on Feb 25.
Other gatherings and caravans were held in parts of central and southern Philippines to commemorate the historic event. He is the grandson of Philippine democracy icons Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr and Corazon Aquino. The 1983 assassination of opposition senator Ninoy is widely considered a key event that pushed Filipinos to unseat Mr Marcos Sr.
There have been other attempts in the post-Marcos dictatorship years to change the Constitution. Proposals often included the extension of officials’ terms of office or a complete change of the system of government. These efforts all failed because the Senate blocked them.
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