allowed by the Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987. While the Supreme Court had declared amending the constitution via initiative as "fatally defective" and those inoperable, the Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987 can still be used to initiative initiatives for statues, ordinances and resolutions at the national and local level. While there had been no referendums at the national level, this has been successfully implemented at the local level, particularly in barangays. External links Official website of the Commission on Elections