Aside from economic provisions, Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Secretary Larry Gadon wants Congress to also review the possible amendments in the Constitution’s political provisions, particularly with regard to extending the term of local executives from three to six years....
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) About 52 percent of Filipinos said the Philippines should undergo Charter change (Cha-cha), a survey conducted by big data research firm Tangere. Based on the survey results released on Friday, March 22, 14 percent of Filipinos "strongly agree," while 38 percent...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate essentially just has 12 session days to go to deliver on its promise to pass it's economic Charter change (Cha-cha) proposal, also known as Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6. House Deputy Majority Leader...
Senator Grace Poe said on Thursday, March 21, that the measure seeking the franchise revocation of controversial network Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) will be made the subject of utmost study and scrutiny in the Senate. Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, said...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez says the newly-approved Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7 will help usher in "a new era of economic vitality" in the Philippines. The ecstatic House leader...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has delivered on its commitment to approve Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7--its economic Charter change (Cha-cha) measure--before the Holy...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin insisted that there's no "Plan B" for the economic Charter change (Cha-cha) effort, but said that she would...
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...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that they will study the House of Representatives’ plan to transmit the Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 (RBH 7) directly to the poll body. "We will seriously study the proper course of action in the event that that will happen,"...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (PPAB) The proposal to transmit Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7 straight to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following its approval in the House of Representatives is justified, as far...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Screenshot from YouTube live) House Deputy Speaker and Quezon City 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-Jay” Suarez has appealed to the House of Representatives and the Senate to spend the upcoming Holy Week...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) The Philippines' poor performance in the foreign direct investments (FDIs) front since 2023 should convince senators to pass their economic Charter change (Cha-cha)...
