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...
The prime mover of Charter change (Cha-cha) in the current 19th Congress welcomed on Friday, March 10 a report by financial information firm Fitch Solutions that supposedly highlighted the need for the Philippines to undergo constitutional revision. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus...
Lawyers Neri Colmenares and Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna Party-list would be good additions to the constitutional convention (con-con). Ex-Bayan Muna Party-list Reps. Neri Colmenares (left) and Carlos Zarate (Facebook) Thus, said no less than Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez,...
The Philippines' poor showing in The Heritage Foundation’s 2023 Index of Economic Freedom report justifies the ongoing move in the House of Representatives to pursue Charter change (Cha-cha). Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Thus, said Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
Delegates of the planned constitutional convention (con-con) will be able to propose any kind of amendment--economic or otherwise--to the 1987 Constitution. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (above, gesturing) confirms that con-con delegates would be able to propose any kind of...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman tried to stop the proverbial Charter change (Cha-cha)) train cold in its tracks Tuesday, Feb. 28 during plenary session. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (right, in photo) attempts to halt the plenary debates on RBH No.6 on...
The 304-strong delegates of the proposed hybrid constitutional convention, to be formed in connection with the brewing Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts in the House of Representatives, will each be entitled to a P10,000 "per diem" or daily salary. (MANILA BULLETIN) This provision can be found in...
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments has approved the accompanying bill and committee report of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6, which called for the formation of a hybrid constitutional convention (con-con) in the bid to revise the 1987 Constitution. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO...
The House of Representatives has begun plenary deliberations on the measure seeking to convene a Constitutional convention (con-con), which will be tasked to propose amendments to the 36-year-old Charter. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...