Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez is asking senators to stop wasting time and step on the gas as far as passing their Charter change (Cha-cha)...
House lawmakers on Friday, February 9 lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of full support for the House of Representatives push for economic reform in the Constitution. Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. said amending the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987...
The Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes has invited representatives from the country’s big business groups and economists to provide their expert opinions on the proposal to amend the supposed “restrictive” economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez took advantage of a speaking engagement Thursday night, Feb. 8 to reassure Filipinos that congressmen weren't pursuing political amendments to the 1987...
President Marcos said he would not meddle in talks about amending the 1987 Constitution but urged the public to let the debates on reforms continue as the development of the country is directly involved in the discussion. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/File) Marcos said...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) The People’s Initiative (PI) may yet serve as a "back-up plan" for Charter change (Cha-cha) proponents in case Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6 doesn't get passed by the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, February 8 said he is confident that the holding of a plebiscite alongside an election is possible and allowed by the Supreme Court. Citing the 1981 Occena vs Comelec case, Angara said such political exercise is allowed and has long...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, February 8 expressed his disappointment over the apparent harassment exhibited by some lawmakers at the House of Representatives, who are pushing for Charter change via the People’s Initiative (PI) mode, against the Senate. Angara...
Sen. Imee Marcos prodded House members on Thursday, Feb. 8 to reveal their true intentions on the proposed economic reforms of the 1987 Constitution, mentioning the supposed aim to extend term limits. In a radio interview on DZBB, Marcos said it was high time that members of the House of...
Instead of daring senators to declare their position on Charter change issues, lawmakers at the House of Representatives should admit their involvement in the People’s Initiative signature campaign drive. Sen. Francis Escudero (O/S Escudero/Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
Recently, debates on Charter change between Senate and House leaders have made the headlines. The Senate passed a resolution rejecting the people’s initiative mode of Charter change, while some House of Representatives leaders have adopted a divergent viewpoint. Since the country gained...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Facebook) All is well with the "Spice Boys" despite the spicy comments of House members and senators about each other on the...
