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Puno welcomes Sotto's backing of Cha-Cha efforts

Published Jan 30, 2026 01:46 pm

At A Glance

  • House Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno welcomed on Friday afternoon, Jan. 30 Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III's support for proposed constitutional amendments or Charter Change (Cha-Cha).
Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno (left), Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook)
Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno (left), Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook)


House Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno welcomed on Friday afternoon, Jan. 30 Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III's support for proposed constitutional amendments or Charter Change (Cha-Cha).
Puno, chairman of the National Unity Party (NUP), reckoned that cooperation between the House of Representatives and Senate is essential for any serious reform effort toward revising the 1987 Constitution.
“Mabuti naman. Kailangan ng tulong talaga sa Senado (That's good. Help in the Senate is certainly needed),” Puno said in a statement.
“Any discussion on constitutional amendments requires clear support from the Senate. Progress depends on constructive engagement from both chambers,” the House leader noted.
Puno added that Senate participation helps ensure that deliberations on constitutional change move forward in an orderly and credible manner.
Last Nov. 11, Puno, together with fellow members of the NUP, filed House Bill (HB) No. 5870, which sought to convene a Constitutional Convention (Con-con) to propose amendments to the 39-year-old Charter through what the measure described as a participatory and democratic process representative of the Filipino people.
The bill was co-authored by Reps. Jeffrey Ferrer, Antolin Oreta III, Augustina Pancho, Alfredo Marañon III, Danilo Domingo, Joaquin Nava, Sun Shimura, Dimszar Sali, Rosalie Salvame, Alfelito Bascug, Adolph Plaza, Anna Victoria Tuazon, Jennifer Lagbas, Adrian Advincula, Maria Victoria Co-Pilar, Niko Daza, Antonio Ferrer, the late Romeo Acop, Jon Geesnell Yap II, Crispin Diego Remulla, and Rachel Marguerite Del Mar.
Earlier Friday, Sotto said he would support Cha-Cha moves if only to facilitate a review of Congress' rules on impeachment, after the Supreme Court's (SC) final decision Thursday on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment case seemingly changed them.
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