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Despite Senate manifesto, Romualdez says House in 'full support' of RBH No.6 

Published Jan 25, 2024 05:38 pm

At A Glance

  • Speaker Martin Romualdez says the House of Representatives remains in "full support" of the Senate's Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which seeks Charter change (Cha-cha). 

IMG-d4f727333c549c57b2838ece61d2b187-V.jpgHouse Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The House of Representatives remains in "full support" of the Senate's Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which seeks Charter change (Cha-cha). 

Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a letter addressed to Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri dated Jan. 25, 2024. 

A copy of the letter was shared to House reporters just before midnight Friday, Jan. 26. 

"This representation as the head of the House of the People, together with the Deputy Speakers, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader reiterates our full support with the Senate in their filing and eventual passage of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH No.6), entitled: 'A Resolution of Both Houses of Congress proposing amendments to certain economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, particularly on Articles XII, XIV and XVI'," Romualdez said in the letter that was quite upbeat in tone. 

"We await the approval of the Senate of RBH No.6, and we commit to adopt this measure pertaining to the amendments of the economic provisions of the Constitution," he added. 

It was written just two days after the 24-member Senate issued a manifesto criticizing the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the voting provision in the 1987 Constitution--a move that is seen to dilute the influence of the senators in case of Cha-cha. 

There has also been a growing sentiment among senators that the House was behind the PI all along. This raises serious questions about the movement and its accompanying signature campaign.  

In the letter, Romualdez also bared that the House "pledge[s] and commit[s] to support an alternative People's Initiative led by the Senate with the proposition on amendments to the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution". 

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Romualdez has consistently said that the main purpose of the Cha-cha effort was to ease the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution. He has also denied any hand in the ongoing PI. 

The Leyte 1st district congressman ended the letter with prose that displayed his optimism as far as the proposed constitutional revision is concerned. 

"We stand at a historic juncture, where cooperation and collective resolve are paramount. We will transcend past barriers to reform, charting a course towards a future where every Filipino can partake in the nation's prosperity. 

Together, we are steadfast in our resolve to cultivate a nation where democracy flourishes, economies thrive, and every Filipino is empowered to realize their fullest potential," he said. 

The House and the Senate make up the country's bicameral legislature. 

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