President Marcos said the government is carefully studying conducting a plebiscite on constitutional amendments at the same time as the midterm elections in May 2025 to save public funds. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (MPC Pool) Marcos said this after proponents of Charter Change...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) Former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna set himself apart from his fellow framers of the 1987 Constitution by taking a pro-Charter change (Cha-cha) stance. Azcuna took part in the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia agrees with the idea of holding the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. "Okay na okay po ang Comelec kung sakaling pagsasabayin lalo na kung ang purpose nito ay ang makatipid (Comelec is very...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce (JFC) in the Philippines is supporting the proposed amendments to the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, the office of...
Former SC Chief Justice Reynato Puno (Facebook) For 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez, there's no other way forward but to face the risk of constitutional challenge in the ongoing effort to amend the 1987 Constitution. Gutierrez, a lawyer, gave this...
CEBU CITY – An afternoon downpour did not stop thousands of people from joining a prayer rally attended by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte at the South Road Properties here on Sunday, February 25. FORMER President Rodrigo R. Duterte speaks during a rally at the South Road Properties in Cebu...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is supporting proposals for the Charter change plebiscite to be held along the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri the President mentioned this to the lawmakers in their recent meeting in...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In what could be interpreted as yet another loud endorsement from Malacañang, members of President Marcos' economic team trooped to the House of Representatives Monday, Feb. 26 to express...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For the nth time--and perhaps on the most important platform--Speaker Martin Romualdez clarified that the House of Representatives' motivation for amending the 1987 Constitution is...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) House Deputy Speaker Rep. David “Jay-Jay” Suarez welcomed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s renewed support for amending the Constitution, but insisted that the latter's supporters should follow his lead....
Women's organization Gabriela on Sunday, Feb. 25 criticized the government’s efforts to amend the Philippine Constitution, calling them “deceptive” and “out-of-tune,” and reiterated demands for rights, land, livelihood, and sovereignty. Gabriela It said it has joined the public march...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The House of Representatives will walk the talk on economic Charter change (Cha-cha) on Monday, Feb. 26, when it begins deliberations on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7. Senior Deputy...
