Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, January 22, prayed for discernment when she led the Senate’s opening prayer during the resumption of the Senate’s first session for this year. Villar, in her prayer, asked the Lord for “discernment and courage” as the Upper Chamber deliberates...
Deviating from its original plan, the Senate on Monday, January 22 referred "Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6 proposing amendments to Articles XII, XIV and XVI of the 1987 Constitution" to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes chaired by Sen. Robinhood...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, January 22, said that a member of Congress told him that House Speaker Martin Romualdez is the one behind the initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative. “Yun ang sabi sa akin ng congressman eh. Hindi ko na...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (Facebook) House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has brushed off as "baseless speculations" the allegations that Speaker Martin Romualdez is the one...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Speaker Martin Romualdez has denied giving out any order for House members to collect signatures for the purpose of a People's Initiative (PI). "No orders," Romualdez told reporters in a short ambush interview Monday...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva expressed concern on the continuous push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the existing Charter and reminded the public that they shouldn't be bought, paid, or taken advantage of in exchange for their signature. "Kung meron pong nagoyo, nabudol,...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Amid efforts to pursue Charter change (Cha-cha) through the ongoing people’s initiative, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research found that most Filipinos do not consider Cha-cha as an urgent national concern. Based on the results of OCTA's December 2023...
Vice President Sara Duterte has lamented the supposed ongoing People's Initiative (PI) in different parts of the country wherein people were supposedly being encouraged to sign up for Charter Change in exchange for money. Vice President Sara Duterte (Duterte/Facebook) In a statement, Duterte said...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) People's Initiative (PI) backer Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says proponents of the movement are eyeing June 2024 as possible date of the plebiscite for the proposed revision to the 1987...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he is prepared to "risk" his position in the upper chamber should the push to amend the 1987 Constitution go beyond economic provisions. Zubiri allayed fears that political revisions to the existing Charter may be proposed in the Senate's journey...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, January 18 urged lawmakers not to include agricultural lands and indigenous people’s domains from any discussion about amendments in the 1987 Constitution. Gatchalian made the call in as he expressed concerns over possible inclusion of a...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda views the Senate's filing of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6 as a "big step forward" in light of the chamber's decades-long history of rejecting proposals to...
