ILOILO CITY – Chancellor Clement Camposano of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas proposed the regional election of senators during the public consultation on constitutional reforms here on Monday, Feb. 13. THE House Committee on Constitutional Amendments holds a public consultation on...
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments will stay the course on its Charter change (Cha-cha) deliberations. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Jr. (left) and Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Panel chairman, Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez gave this...
Pro-administration Senator Robinhood C. Padilla is saddened by a position of President Marcos that Padilla’s proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution is not a priority. "It is sad because if we do not make the needed changes to the Charter's economic...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that changing the 1987 Constitution is not his priority as the government can still do many things, even with its present form. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. talks to the media onboard Philippine Airline Flight PR001. Marcos said this...
Lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution could be the Philippines' ticket out of its "third world" status, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez waves the Philippine flag to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Tokyo, Japan...
Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday, February 12, defended the resolution he filed seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution from critics, saying that a review of the present Charter is needed to amend the economic provisions and make it attuned to the present needs of Filipinos. Padilla earlier filed...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his strongest endorsement yet for economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) on Friday night, Feb. 10 when he called it the "final piece of the puzzle" in improving the country's economic environment. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Romualdez made this...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, February 10 said most senators are lukewarm to the latest attempt to amend the 1987 Constitution. Binay explained more senators are concerned over pressing issues such as the rising inflation and the global recession. “So far during our informal talks, it seems the...
The House of Representatives leadership wants the ongoing Charter Change (Cha-cha) discussions to have "special focus" on lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 36-year-old Constitution. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez's Facebook) This was confirmed Friday, Feb.10 by...
Amending the relevant provisions of the 1987 Constitution is for the benefit not just of present citizens now but of the future generations of Filipinos. Thus, ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines' economic growth - especially for the long term - should be the priority...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, Senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay opposed a resolution of Senator Robinhood C. Padilla calling for a constituent assembly (Con Ass) to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Binay thinks that amending restrictive...
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos says she wants to see "change" in the Philippines "before she dies". Clarita Carlos (Facebook) The political science expert gave this tongue-in-cheek statement in her presentation during the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments' third...
