Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments lectured the group of former president Rodrigo Duterte on their own allegation that the purpose of the People’s...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, February 1 urged her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to abandon the push for a People’s Initiative (PI) that he and his allies in the House of Representatives had started. Marcos said she cannot understand why the President has...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, February 1 emphasized the need to first establish a legal framework through legislation before pushing forward with a People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution. “Why don’t we first make a law? Let’s hammer together, craft, debate until we...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is set to send a "strong" message following the allegations of some senators that Speaker Martin Romualdez was directly involved in the recent People’s...
DAVAO CITY – Thousands of people gathered here on January 28 to express support for the Duterte family and oppose the People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the Constitution. PEOPLE attend a peace rally at San Pedro Square in Davao City on Sunday evening, January 28, opposing People’s...
Sen. Grace Poe said that the focus on the joint voting by Congress made the so-called People's Initiative for Charter change (Cha-cha) flawed at the onset and that the attention instead should have been on explaining the provisions that required amendments in the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Grace...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Will it be smooth sailing between the House of Representatives and the Senate from here on out? House Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed on Wednesday...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has accused senators of holding potentially beneficial reforms "hostage" with their...
Public officials and individuals behind the “fake” People’s Initiative (PI) should face accountability even after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) suspended the signature campaign, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. "Kahit po suspendido ng Comelec ang pagtanggap ng mga pirma,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should utilize the P12-billion fund supposedly earmarked for a plebiscite to prepare for the May 2025 midterm elections or other purposes, two senators urged the poll body on Wednesday, January 31. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. gave brownie points to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta for trying to talk sense into senators during the inquiry on the People’s Initiative (PI)...
President Marcos said he does not know if People's Initiative remains an option in amending the Constitution. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In an interview on the sidelines of his state visit in Vietnam on Tuesday, Jan. 30, Marcos said they have not made any decisions yet...
