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...
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...
