House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday, January 9 rejected claims that an additional P12-billion budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would be used to finance Charter change. Co is referring to Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman’s claim that P12-billion...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, January 9 stressed the need to investigate the alleged payment of P100 in exchange of a signature for the people’s initiative in order for attempts to amend the Constitution to gain ground in Congress. Pimentel made the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) An Albay congressman has expressed his backing to the call of most mayors in the province to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI). This, as Albay 2nd district...
Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, January 8 slammed as “unethical” and “illegal” the reported attempts to railroad Charter change where local chief executives were supposedly asked to give P100 to every constituent who would sign a petition to amend a constitutional provision...
Ex-Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. (left), Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook, Screenshot from Zoom) A former congressman has refuted Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman’s assertion that Charter change (Cha-cha) through People's...
The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), which has always been at the forefront in calling for changes to the 1987 Constitution, has pressed for amendments in nine economic sections in the charter stating that such restrictive economic provisions in the country’s organic law have served as...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) If it were up to him, Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers would fix through Charter change (Cha-cha) the way the country carries out elections. ...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from YouTube live) Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has reiterated his stance against the House of Representatives’ renewed interest in Charter change (Cha-cha). ...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has underscored the need for economic Charter change (Cha-cha) by acknowledging the sad reality that the Philippines has been "left behind" by it neighbor-countries. "Naiiwanan talaga tayo. Yun po ang...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Monday, December 18, that the process of amending the Constitution without the participation of the Senate is not only "unconstitutional" but also "impossible." In an interview on CNN Philippines, Pimentel stated that even the procedure...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) A ranking solon in the House of Representatives can't help but be "appalled" by what he described as the Senate's "obstructionist stance" toward economic Charter change (Cha-cha). "We are...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, Dec. 16, that a survey would be able to gauge whether or not the Filipino people would be inclined to amend the existing Charter or not. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Zubiri suggested that a survey be done by the most reliable pollster to...
