Sen. Imee Marcos prodded House members on Thursday, Feb. 8 to reveal their true intentions on the proposed economic reforms of the 1987 Constitution, mentioning the supposed aim to extend term limits. In a radio interview on DZBB, Marcos said it was high time that members of the House of...
Instead of daring senators to declare their position on Charter change issues, lawmakers at the House of Representatives should admit their involvement in the People’s Initiative signature campaign drive. Sen. Francis Escudero (O/S Escudero/Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
Recently, debates on Charter change between Senate and House leaders have made the headlines. The Senate passed a resolution rejecting the people’s initiative mode of Charter change, while some House of Representatives leaders have adopted a divergent viewpoint. Since the country gained...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Facebook) All is well with the "Spice Boys" despite the spicy comments of House members and senators about each other on the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Facebook) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva continues to draw flak for his supposed belittling of solons from the House of Representatives. House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David...
Senators on Wednesday, February 7 defended the Senate’s protracted timeline in discussing the proposed economic amendments to the 1987 Constitution, citing the need to listening intently on the opinions of constitutional experts and legal luminaries at this point in time. This comes after...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that the Senate will not rush its review of the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, placing importance on transparency and accountability in the ongoing discussions surrounding the proposed amendments. Majority Leader Joel Villanueva...
TGP Party-list Rep. Jose "Bong" Teves Jr. (left) and Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader TGP Party-list Rep. Jose "Bong" Teves Jr. has called out Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva over what the...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla believes that settling the issue of whether both houses should vote jointly or separately in amending the 1987 Constitution can end the long-running word war between the Senate and House of Representatives. Padilla said that his Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 can be...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said he is considering passing the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution in time with the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the subcommittee of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, commences...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe challenged all 24 senators on Tuesday, Feb. 6 to "open their cards" and show the Filipino...
Should the Senate and House of Representative vote separately when amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution? Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. (left) and former Chief Justice Vicente Mendoza appear at the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of...
