Clarita Carlos (Screenshot from Facebook live)

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos has argued in favor of a "reset" of the 1987 Constitution during the House plenary discussions Monday, March 4 on Resolution of Both House (RBH) No.7. 

Carlos, a retired professor of political science at the University of the Philippines (UP), served as one of the resource persons during the proceedings. 

She reckoned that, if the country’s basic law or Constitution fails to adapt to the constantly changing environment of a borderless world, "it should be changed, there should be a 'reset'.” 

Carlos described the Constitution as “a living document that should reflect the political and economic conditions of our times". 

For her, an effective Constitution is "facilitative, not restrictive". “Let us build bridges, not walls, to the rest of the world,” she further said. 

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The 300-plus strong House of Representatives, acting as a Committee of the Whole, tackled Paragraph 2, Section 4, Article XlV of the Constitution Monday. This covered the education sector. 

Carlos prodded those opposed to opening up the education sector to foreign investors to think about the potential outcome of the move in terms of “effective learning", instead of just focusing on ownership issues. 

RBH No. 7, authored by Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. and other House leaders, contains the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha). 

Aside from Article XIV, RBH No.7 also seeks amendments to Articles XII and XVI.