ALMARIO vs ALBA_digestPolitical Law Amendment to the ConstitutionJanuary27, 1984, providedinBatasangPambansaBlg. 643, te!ilipinoele"torate #ill go to te poles to eiter approve or re$e"t amendments to te%onstitution proposed by &esolution 'os. 1(4, 1(), 11(, 111, 112, and 113o* te Batasang Pambansa, embodied in *our +4, separate -uestions to beans#eredbysimple./0or '1ans#ers. Petitioners see2toen$ointesubmission o* 3uestion 'os. 3 +4grant5 as an additional mode o* a"-uiringlands belonging to te publi" domain, and 4 +te underta2ing by tegovernment o* a land re*orm program and a so"ial re*orm program,, #i""over &esolution 'os. 1() and 113, *or rati6"ation or re$e"tion on te groundtat tere as been no *air and proper submission *ollo#ing te do"trine laiddo#n in 7olentino v. %18/9/%. 7e petitioners do not see2 to proibit teolding o* te plebis"ite but only as2 *or more time *or te people to studyte meaning and impli"ations o* &esolution 'os. 1() and 113 until te natureand e:e"t o* te proposals are *airly and properly submitted to teele"torate.ISSUE: ;eter or not 3uestions 3 and 4 "an be presented to te people ona later date.HELD: People #o go to te polls "annot arrive at an intelligent $udgment onteir a""eptability or nonssuming tat amember or some members o* tis %ourt may 6nd undesirable any additionalmodeo* disposingo* publi"landor anurbanlandre*ormprogram, teremedyistovote4'15inte plebis"itebutnot tosubstituteisorteiraversion to te proposed amendments by denying to te millions o* votersan opportunity to e=press teir o#n li2es or disli2es. 7e issue be*ore us asnoting to do #it te #isdomo* te proposed amendments, teirdesirability, or te danger o* te po#er being abused. 7e issue is #eteror not te voters are a#are o* te #isdom, te desirability, or te dangers o*abuse. 7e petitioners ave *ailed to ma2e out a "ase tat te average voterdoesnot 2no#temeaningo* 4grant5o* publi"landor o* 4urbanlandre*orm.5 7e petition is ?@08@00/? *or la"2 o* merit.