THE Senate and the House of Representatives should vote separately if Congress decides to convene as a Constituent Assembly to revise the 1987 Constitution, former Chief Justice Reynato Puno said on Tuesday.

Puno said the intent of the Constitution is to distribute the balance of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives, and this should apply to constitutional changes.

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