Gonzales vs. COMELEC 21 SCRA 774; G.R. No. L-28196; 9 Nov 1967
The power to amend the Constitution or to propose amendments is not included in the general grant of legislative powers to Congress. It is part of the inherent powers of the people - as the repository of sovereignty in a republican state, to make, and, hence, to amend their own Fundamental Law The plebiscite may be held on the same day as regular elections Gonzales vs. COMELEC 21 SCRA 774; G.R. No. L-28196; 9 Nov 1967 Facts: On March 16, 1967, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the following resolutions: 1. R. B. H. (Resolution of Both Houses) No. 1, proposing that Section 5, Article VI, of the Constitution of the Philippines, be amended so as to increase the membership of the House of Representatives from a maximum of 120, as provided in the present Constitution, to a maximum of 180, to be apportioned among the several provinces as nearly as may be according to the number of their respective inhabit...