Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Another ranking House member has ruled out the possible insertion of political amendments to Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7. “The political amendments are very...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Facebook) A test of Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's leadership. That's how some pro-Charter change (Cha-cha) congressmen described Zubiri's mission of gathering the minimum 18 votes needed from his...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, March 7 urged the government to effectively implement existing economic reform laws, particularly those enacted during the term of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Go said he believes the government can implement these existing policies with or...
Former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan answering questions during a press conference (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Is this the kind of example we want to show to children? This was the question former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) A ranking congressman simply shrugged his shoulders over the Department of Education's (DepEd) opposition to economic Charter change (Cha-cha) as espoused in Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7. "Ganun...
Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former senator Gringo Honasan has evoked the spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution in his bid to convince Filipinos to support the Charter change (Cha-cha) movement in...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Wednesday, March 6 said it would be a "big challenge" to secure three-fourths or 18 votes in the Senate in pushing to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. In a press conference, Zubiri said that he even told President Marcos that...
Flag of South Korea (Edarabia.com) Not only will economic Charter change (Cha-cha) attract more foreign investors to the Philippines; it will also attract more foreign students, particularly Koreans. Thus, said Korean Chamber of...
Mandaluyong City lone district Rep. Neptali Gonzales II (PPAB) The 300-plus strong House of Representatives, acting as a Committee of the Whole, intends to carry out the adoption of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7 on Wednesday. This was announced...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo highlighted on Tuesday, March 5 the "well-balanced" nature of the ongoing Charter change (Cha-cha) deliberations in the House of...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has slammed the "hypocrisy" when it comes to patriotism and the desire for quality education that can only be achieved...
From the very outset, let me declare that the Philippine Constitution of 1987 is a highly imperfect document. As one of those who drafted the Constitution, being a member of the Constitutional Commission appointed by former President Corazon Aquino, I can attest to the fact that many of the...
