House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Speaker Martin Romualdez has denied giving out any order for House members to collect signatures for the purpose of a People's Initiative (PI). "No orders," Romualdez told reporters in a short ambush interview Monday...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva expressed concern on the continuous push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the existing Charter and reminded the public that they shouldn't be bought, paid, or taken advantage of in exchange for their signature. "Kung meron pong nagoyo, nabudol,...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Amid efforts to pursue Charter change (Cha-cha) through the ongoing people’s initiative, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research found that most Filipinos do not consider Cha-cha as an urgent national concern. Based on the results of OCTA's December 2023...
Vice President Sara Duterte has lamented the supposed ongoing People's Initiative (PI) in different parts of the country wherein people were supposedly being encouraged to sign up for Charter Change in exchange for money. Vice President Sara Duterte (Duterte/Facebook) In a statement, Duterte said...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) People's Initiative (PI) backer Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says proponents of the movement are eyeing June 2024 as possible date of the plebiscite for the proposed revision to the 1987...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he is prepared to "risk" his position in the upper chamber should the push to amend the 1987 Constitution go beyond economic provisions. Zubiri allayed fears that political revisions to the existing Charter may be proposed in the Senate's journey...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, January 18 urged lawmakers not to include agricultural lands and indigenous people’s domains from any discussion about amendments in the 1987 Constitution. Gatchalian made the call in as he expressed concerns over possible inclusion of a...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda views the Senate's filing of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6 as a "big step forward" in light of the chamber's decades-long history of rejecting proposals to...
Funds intended for the emergency employment of poor Filipinos cannot be used for the ongoing signature campaign for the Charter change, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said. The statement was issued in response to reports that access to government...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda and Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers think...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has clarified that the additional P12 billion budget allocated by Congress to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is not earmarked for the purpose of Charter Change. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that the allocated...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, the procedure of amending the 1987 Charter as announced recently is too hasty and must be reviewed. "Para sakin masyadong shortcut. Ni wala kaming exchange of ideas with members of the House (of Representatives). Puwede sanang ganun may...
