(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 8, said talking about amending the Constitution was “untimely” given what she said were the many problems the country was facing.
“Mula sa sunod-sunod na patayan, hanggang sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, ang pinakamahalagang usapin para sa mga Pilipino ay kung paano masosolusyonan ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ang mga problemang ito,” she said in a statement.
According to Robredo, in any case, “ang usaping simbigat nito ay hindi dapat minamadali at ginagawang tungkol lamang sa mga kasalukuyang nasa poder ng kapangyarihan.”
She said if the issue was “forced” without the “proper study and consultation,” “hindi ba’t isinusugal natin ang kinabukasan ng ating bayan?”
“Hindi ito dapat ginagawa sa paraang sinasakripisyo na natin ang pagtugon sa matitimbang na isyung kinahaharap ng pamilyang Pilipino,” she said.
President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a Consultative Committee to look into the 1987 Constitution and make recommendations on possible amendments.
He has espoused a shift to a federal form of government.
