Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Facebook) Ranking members of the House of Representatives have slammed Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's claim of a possible constitution crisis as the two chambers of Congress continue to butt heads...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte claims that the senators' tirades on the People’s Initiative (PI) movement and Charter change (Cha-cha) in general have backfired. This,...
For Senator Sonny Angara, the current push for a People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution is a "Trojan horse - one with a nice harmless gift wrapper of ostensibly just voting jointly to revise the Constitution". In an Instagram post on Saturday, Jan. 27, Angara said that the Senate...
Senator Imee Marcos prayed for the enlightenment of her brother, President Marcos during the Jesus is Lord Worldwide Prayer and Vision Casting 2024 in Norzagaray, Bulacan on Saturday, Jan. 27. (Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva) "Higit sa lahat, haplusin nawa...
(Unsplash) The shorter the lawmakers' debates on Charter change (Cha-cha), the better for the confidence of investors who plan to take a chance on the Philippines. Thus, said economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, even as he agreed with...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has warned against the possible negative outcomes that may snowball from the House of Representatives' alleged attempt to amend the Constitution through a People's Initiative (PI). “Kapag pumasa itong proposal nila sa PI, mas madali pang baguhin ang Konstitusyon kaysa...
Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez's "olive branch" to the Senate on the matter of Charter change (Cha-cha) hasn't been reciprocated. Such was Majority Leader Zamboanga...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez lectured his fellow lawyer, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Friday, Jan. 26 about the subject of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked senators to "behave more properly" and "exercise parliamentary courtesy" with their public pronouncements about the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI). In a...
Sen. Imee Marcos believes that the scheduled Senate inquiry next week, in aid of legislation into the efficacy of the People's Initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution will determine if the ongoing process is accurate. "To my mind, di ko alam anong mangyayari in terms of politics, madiffuse yung...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Friday, Jan. 26 that his cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez' office was "definitely" behind the alleged P20 million offered to congressional districts in line with the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) for Charter change (Cha-cha). "Well, definitely, opisina niya...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, January 26 rejected a suggestion emanating from the House of Representatives for the Senate to conduct its own People’s Initiative (PI) campaign that would take up the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. ...
