Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is elated over the snowballing of support for economic Charter change (Cha-cha) among members of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Cabinet. On Wednesday, March 29, Rodriguez welcomed Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has called out several business groups for walking back on their position to amend the Constitution’s “restrictive” economic provisions. In particular, Rodriguez named the Makati Business Club (MBC) and Financial Executives Institute of the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is insisting that the canceled meeting on Charter change (Cha-cha) between Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Senator Robin Padilla must still take place, particularly during Congress' summer break. Villafuerte, in a statement...
The Senate leadership should allow the botched meeting between Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Senator Robin Padilla to push through, "in the interest of full transparency". Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte--one of the more vocal supporters of...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez couldn't help but feel disappointed after the Senate cancelled his invitation to appear before the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments. “I am disappointed, After inviting me last March 14, I received last night a notice of...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez will be among the three House leaders who will accompany Committee on Constitutional Amendments Chairman and Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez to the latter's high-stakes visit to the Senate on Monday, March 20. Rodriguez, the House's...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has admitted that the current "word war" between leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate on Charter Change (Cha-cha) is kind of embarrassing. He was referring to the tit-for-tat going on between Senate President Juan Miguel (Migz) Zubiri and...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's latest tirade against the House of Representatives' Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts is "unfair" to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said Thursday, March 16. In a statement, Rodriguez, chairman of the...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez will be Senator Robin Padilla's special guest when the Senate begins its own discussions on the bid for Charter change (Cha-cha) this coming Monday, March 20. This was bared by Rodriguez, chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has sought the help of fellow parliamentarians from Thailand--which he called the "big brother" of the Philippines--when it comes to Chinese "interference" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rodriguez did so during the Philippine House...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri to tackle Charter change (Cha-cha) in the upper chamber, even if the latter believes that it's a hopeless case. If anything, it's by pushing through with the Senate discussions that the...
Be an instant expert on the House of Representatives' bid in the current 19th Congress to pursue ammendments to the existing 1987 Constitution--otherwise known as Charter change (Cha-cha)--by reading this short but concise timeline. Dec. 14, 2022-- The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments...
