House "Young Guns" bloc huddle up. From left to right: La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez, Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez, Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon, and...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Senate PRIB Photo) Filipinos' majority support for economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) should be reason enough for the Senate under Senate President Francis Escudero to pass Resolution of Both Houses...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from YouTube live) If pro-divorce solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman would have his way, he would pick a unicameral legislature over the current bicameral set-up of Philippine...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Monday, May 27, that the push for Charter-change (Cha-cha) particularly the economic amendments included in Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 (RBH 6) has no "earth-changing" impact on the Philippine economy. In a television interview on ANC,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), Senate President Francis Escuedro (Rep. Villafuerte's office, Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district LRay Villafuerte chooses to be optimistic when it comes to the ultimate fate of the economic...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite his firm opposition to the proposed amendments to the Constitution’s economic provisions, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman admitted that the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives remains committed to pursuing purely economic-themed amendments to the 1987 Constitution. Thus, said Speaker Martin Romualdez as political observers hold...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" wants the Senate and the House of Representatives to cultivate a better relationship first before getting down to business, especially discussing Charter-change (Cha-cha). During the Kapihan sa Senado on Thursday, May 23, Escudero thanked House Speaker Martin...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero House Speaker Martin Romualdez believes the senators will consider passing the economic Charter change (Cha-cha) measure now that they're under Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero Romualdez...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), organized a protest rally on the Senate grounds to oppose proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution. ( Philippines President Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo during the rally on May 22) Caritas,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Senate Sub-committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes kicked off regional consultations on Charter change on Friday, May 17, in this city. THE Senate holds a Charter change consultation in Baguio City on May 17. (JJ Landingin) This initiative aims to...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has allayed the fears of stakeholders in the advertising industry that the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha) could ultimately strip them of...
