Yes, the House of Representatives is in a rush, and it has no plans of slowing down anytime soon, for the sake of the people's interest. This was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's very diplomatic comeback Wednesday, March 15 to Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, who earlier expressed bewilderment over why the lower chamber, led by Romualdez, has been "rushing" Charter change or Cha-cha. "Yes, the 301 House members who co-authored the twin resolutions are in a rush to amend these restrictive provisions of the Constitution. Just as we, in the House of Representatives, are in a rush to approve priority measures agreed upon in the LEDAC (Legislative-Executive Development Advisory) meetings to give flesh to the 8-Point Socio-Economic Agenda of the national government," he said. By "twin resolutions", Romualdez was referring to pro-Cha-cha measures Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6 and House Bill (HB) No.7352, which the House has both approved on third andn final reading as of Tuesday, March 14. The House members only needed three months to craft, discuss, and pass the two measures. "Let me make it clear, though. All legislative measures approved in the House of Representatives were deliberated extensively and exhaustively — from the committee level to plenary sessions. All voices were heard before we take a vote. Lahat ng ito, dumaan sa tamang proseso at masusing pag-aaral (All of these went through the proper process and was thoroughly studied)," Romualdez said. He further said: "Kung nagta-trabaho man kami ng mabilis, ito ay dahil interes ng mamamayan ang nakataya. Hindi pulitika, kundi ekonomiya ng bansa. Hindi eleksyon, kundi misyon na iahon ang mga kababayan natin sa kahirapan (If we are working fast, it's because the people's interest is at stake. Not for politics, but for the country's economy. Not for election, but for the mission to lift our countrymen out of poverty)." "Kailan pa naging kasalanan ang mag-trabaho nang mabilis para sa bayan? (When did working fast for the country ever become a sin?)" the Leyte 1st district congressman and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president asked. "Inuulit ko po, wala kaming planong mag-slow down o mag-relax sa trabaho. Sa halip, dodoblehin namin ang sipag sa trabaho. Pangako namin ito sa taumbayan na naghahal sa amin sa Kongreso (I repeat, we don't have any plans of slowing down or relaxing at work. Instead, we will double our efforts. This is our promise to the people who elected us to Congress)," Romualdez said. The House leader had earlier said that amending the 1987 Constitution was "the last piece of the puzzle". "While the Philippines made progress in addressing foreign ownership limitations that has constrained investment in many sectors, though legislation such as the Public Services Act, the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, and the Foreign Investments Act, fundamental investment restrictions enshrined in the Philippine Constitution could not be corrected by simple legislations nor by Executive decisions. Hence a need for constitutional amendments," he explained.