Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that the Commission En Banc has decided unanimously to suspend indefinitely all proceedings concerning the People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of...
Senators on Monday, January 29 derided a remark made by a House lawmaker who claimed that they are opposed to Charter change due to their unwillingness to leave their comfort zones. On Sunday, Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers criticized some senators who...
Senate staff were seen wearing maroon armbands on Monday, Jan. 29 to express support for the upper chamber's rejection of the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. Maroon colored ribbons are being distributed to the staff entering the Senate on Monday,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and all other lawmakers at the House of Representatives who are bent on pushing amendments to the 1987 Constitution are welcome to attend the Senate’s inquiry into the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) signature campaign drive. Sen. Imee Marcos,...
The Senate is more inclined to focus on matters that are urgent than to give priority to the ongoing moves to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI). Sen. Grace Poe pointed this out as she renewed her call for the public to shun the ongoing signature campaign on...
Senator Imee Marcos prayed for the enlightenment of her brother, President Marcos during the Jesus is Lord Worldwide Prayer and Vision Casting 2024 in Norzagaray, Bulacan on Saturday, Jan. 27. (Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva) "Higit sa lahat, haplusin nawa...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, January 26 rejected a suggestion emanating from the House of Representatives for the Senate to conduct its own People’s Initiative (PI) campaign that would take up the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. ...
Seeking to determine the legitimacy of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto jackpot winners, Sen. Raffy Tulfo raised several theories that cast doubts in the lottery system which he said stemmed from the prize augmentation employed by the agency. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides...
A measure seeking to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the late Avelino “Samboy” Lim has been filed at the Senate. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in filing Senate Resolution No. 911, said Lim merits the recognition of the Senate for showing his boundless...
The move to overwhelm the Senate’s 24 votes with the House of Representatives’ over 300 votes is nothing short of an affront to the principles of bicameralism, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. That is why, Estrada said insisting on a People’s Initiative (PI) as the mode to amend...
Senator Francis Tolentino expressed his belief that once the Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASL) law is enacted, and eventually accepted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), it can strengthen the position of the Philippines in the ongoing territorial disputes and aggression of adversarial...
Senators on Wednesday, January 24, refused to back down on accusing the House of Representatives of railroading the People’s Initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution and asked members of the Lower House to drop the signature campaign so discussions on Charter change can proceed without any...
