Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that the Commission En Banc has decided unanimously to suspend indefinitely all proceedings concerning the People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of...
Senators on Monday, January 29 derided a remark made by a House lawmaker who claimed that they are opposed to Charter change due to their unwillingness to leave their comfort zones. On Sunday, Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers criticized some senators who...
Senate staff were seen wearing maroon armbands on Monday, Jan. 29 to express support for the upper chamber's rejection of the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. Maroon colored ribbons are being distributed to the staff entering the Senate on Monday,...
Fresh from attending the “Bagong Pilipinas” rally, Vice President Sara Duterte flew straight to hometown of Davao City to be with her family and Davaoeños in the prayer rally held on Sunday, Jan. 28, to oppose a signature drive for a People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the Constitution. ...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Jan. 28, joined President Marcos’ “Bagong Pilipinas” kickoff rally, but also expressed her support for the prayer rally her father is expected to attend in Davao City to oppose the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the Constitution. Vice...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) The House of Representatives' role in the People’s Initiative (PI) movement, if any at all, is to "encourage public discourse and awareness" on Charter...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and all other lawmakers at the House of Representatives who are bent on pushing amendments to the 1987 Constitution are welcome to attend the Senate’s inquiry into the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) signature campaign drive. Sen. Imee Marcos,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez cannot feign ignorance about the attempts of the House of Representatives to lead a signature drive to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiatve campaign. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero pointed this out as he took to social media to...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. has asked his fellow politicians to avoid using prayer as a way to attain brownie points in the raging debate on...
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...
