Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has made a case for Charter Change discussions in the House of Representativesyes, Cha-cha again--this 2023. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) “We welcome the decision of the House leadership to put on the fast lane, along...
Malacañang stood by the decision of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto House Bill 7575, saying the Chief Executive's move was within the bounds of the Constitution. Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (RTVM Screenshot) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said...
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed on Wednesday, June 15, full support on the chairmanship of he Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments of senator-elect Robin Padilla. “We believe that Senator Robin is the best person to lead this critical...
Senator-elect Robin Padilla should be given a chance to prove himself, incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Monday, June 6 said. ‘’Ang payo ko naman sa kanya at sa lahat ng mga bagito na Senador ay mag-aral ng mabuti katulad ng ginawa ko nung 2007 pag pasok din sa Senado for the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, June 6 defended actor and Senator-elect Robin Padilla against critics who questioned his impending chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments in the 19th Congress. Senator-elect Robin Padilla (Ali Vicoy/MB) Escudero said no...
It is too early to judge Senator-elect Robin Padillaon how he will conduct himself as a legislator. Reelected Senator Sherwin Gatchalian issued this appeal during a DWIZ radio interview after Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri ‘’gave’’ the chairmanship of the Senate Constitutional...
Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday recommended the abolition of the party-list system in the country and advised his successor to call for changes in the Constitution. Duterte made the appeal as he repeated his allegations that some party-list groups are infiltrated by the communists and that...
The 13 surviving members of the 1971-1972 Constitutional Convention on Sunday, March 20, endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) “We the surviving members of the 1971-72 Constitutional Convention give our unconditional and...
Election watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) has called on the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld in the implementation of "Oplan Baklas." (LENTE Philippines Facebook page) "We enjoin Comelec to ensure that in the implementation of the...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. (Part II) The President’s role, as our top executive and as Article VII of the Constitution provides, is to execute or implement the policies that the Constitution expressly commands or that are embodied in laws that Congress has passed on its...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is prodding the presidential candidates in the May 2022 elections to include countryside development in their respective platforms. (Taguig-Pateros 1st district Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano's office) Cayetano, who is gunning for a return to the Senate in the...
Amid the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” that sought to remove campaign materials even from private properties, the camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo called for the assurance of the people’s “Constitutional right to freedom of speech.” The...
