Draft:People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action

The People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (PIRMA) is a political movement in the Philippines seeking for charter change for the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

PIRMA was formed by Jose Almonte, which was the national security advisor of former president Fidel V. Ramos.

1997 People's Initiative
In 1997, PIRMA sought for constitutional reform through a People's Initiative (PI), seeking for the Philippines to shift to a parliamentary form of government from the presidential system and change Article 7, Section 4, of the 1987 Constitution, which states that the president is not eligible for re-election.

The group claimed to have garnered 11.5 million signatures which were submitted to the Supreme Court. The effort was challenged by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. The high court ruled that the PI was inadequate since the sought changes were a "revision" to the constitution rather than an "amendment". It said that PI can only propose amendments and not revisions to the constitution.

2024 People's Initiative
In January 2024, PIRMA launched a signature campaign for a People's Initiative bid.