President Marcos does not want a Charter change (Cha-cha) or constitutional change, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Tuesday, Oct. 7, after the idea was floated in the House of Representatives. “Ang Pangulo po ay hindi po sa ngayon naaayon or sumasang-ayon para sa isang...
Tangere's April 2024 survey results revealed that 54 percent of Filipinos support Charter change (Cha-cha), up from 52 percent in March 2024. Of the 54 percent of respondents who supported Cha-cha, 19 percent “strongly agree,” while 35 percent “somewhat agree,” based on the survey results...
Removing the foreign investment restrictions in the 1987 Constitution will prevent future judicial and regulatory challenges and will reduce uncertainty among multinational companies, a former finance secretary said. Margarito B. Teves, a finance secretary under former president Gloria Macapagal...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez doesn't think that Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri’s recent comments serve as the death knell for the proposed economic Charter change...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, April 25 that he is open to pushing a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) in his attempt to amend economic and political provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Robinhood Padilla presides ver Wednesday’s hearing, April 24, 2024 of the Committee on...
DAVAO CITY – Youth leaders across different grassroots communities of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are in favor of amending the Charter's economic provisions. In a statement released to the media, several Moro youth participants of the consultative session on...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin File Photo) Eighty-seven percent of Filipinos consider improving cybersecurity and data privacy as a “critical priority,” especially after recent government data breaches, based on the Publicus Asia survey results released on Tuesday, April 2. The survey also...
The De La Salle University (DLSU) encouraged the government to prioritize addressing the actual problems faced by local higher education institutions (HEIs) instead of focusing on constitutional amendments. De La Salle University In a statement on Tuesday, March 19, the university cited the recent...
Sen. Imee Marcos is baffled by the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) recent change of heart after its pronouncement that it is in favor of the idea of conducting the Charter-change plebiscite during the 2025 midterm elections. "Nalito ako sa kanila eh kasi nung una sabi di kakayanin dalawa na yung...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Wednesday, February 28 welcomed the current moves in amending the 1987 Constitution which is gearing towards the holding of the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. In an interview, Angara, who chairs the Senate...
President Marcos said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that he is "quietly" holding consultations with both houses of the Congress regarding the change in the Constitution. Speaking with reporters at the celebration of the 16th Ani ng Dangal, the President disclosed that he has been in talks since "months...
An economist stated that aside from the economic restrictions imposed by the Constitution, issues in education and infrastructure also deter foreign investors from entering the country. Bank of the Philippine Islands Lead Economist Emilio Neri, during a webinar at the Philippine Institute for...
