Tag: Cha Cha

Comelec suspends people’s initiative proceedings to amend Charter

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has suspended people’s initiative  proceedings aimed at amending the 1987 Constitution. In suspending “everything,” including the acceptance by Comelec local offices of signatures required to file a petition for the proposal, indefinitely, the poll body noted that there was a need to review and revise people’s initiative guidelines contained in Comelec Resolution No. 10650. The indefinite suspension was welcomed by senators, who had earlier already expressed concerns over the initiative […]

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House approves draft federal Charter on final reading

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Dec. 11, passed on third and final reading a resolution seeking a revision of the 1987 Constitution to pave the way for a federal form of government. Over 200, or 224, voted for the passage of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 15 authored principally by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, while 22 voted against it, and three abstained. Under the draft measure, the President and the […]

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Arroyo files reso saying House and Senate will vote separately in Con-Ass

(Eagle News) — Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday, Aug. 7, filed a resolution “expressing the position” of the House of Representatives that it and the Senate will vote separately once they convene into a Constituent Assembly to propose changes in the Constitution. “Whereas, the House of Representatives is taking the same position of the Senate thereon,” House Resolution 2056 said. The move essentially breaks the deadlock between the Senate and the House of Representatives then-headed […]

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House panel to move for chambers of Congress to vote separately in Cha-Cha

(Eagle News)—Newly elected House committee on constitutional amendments chair Vicente Veloso said they would withdraw the House resolution that allows  Congress to convene into a constitutional assembly for Charter Change. In a radio interview, Veloso said this was at the behest of Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who said the resolution should specify that voting would be done separately by the Senate and the House in their proposed amendments to the Constitution. “Kasi may pagdududa daw […]

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Arroyo: House to vote separately from Senate in Con-Ass

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives will vote separately from the Senate if Congress as a whole convenes into a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. This is according to newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose predecessor, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, had insisted that voting for Charter Change should be done jointly by the two chambers of Congress. He noted that since the 1987 Constitution only requires 3/4 votes of  Congress for Cha-Cha, the House of […]

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Cha-Cha hindi mamadaliin ng Senado – solons

(Eagle News) — Kung ngayon pagbobotohan ang Charter Change tiyak na maibabasura ito sa Senado. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Senador Ping Lacson, kung saan mayorya sa kaniyang mga kasamahan ang ayaw sa anumang paraan para amyendahan ang Saligang Batas. “Ang Senado will really make a stand as one tungkol sa Cha-Cha… We will assert our role in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, as simple as that. Meaning, we’ll not enter into a […]

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Roque speculates Alvarez was ousted as Speaker because of his push for postponement of 2019 elections

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, July 24, speculated Pantaleon Alvarez was ousted as Speaker because he was pushing for a postponement of next year’s elections to allow for Charter Change. “Even the President had problems with the call of the House Speaker on no elections. And I noticed that the President was visibly concerned about the pronouncements of the Speaker,” Roque said. According to Roque, the President believes federalism “should be […]

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Drilon: BBL is “proof” federalism, amending Constitution are not needed to achieve self-governance

(Eagle News)– Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, July 18, said Charter Change or federalism were not needed to achieve “self-governance.” Drilon told reporters the BBL, after all, in itself already grants the same. “(It)  is proof we do not need federalism or amending the Constitution in order to achieve self governance or the benefits of federalism that (are) being presented to the people,” he said. He said the BBL would  “give extensive power” […]

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Senator Poe vows to “block any Cha-cha express”

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday, July 16, vowed to stop any “Cha-cha express,” saying the “product” of the Constitutional Commission, a “document as important as the basic law,” should be “rigorously studied, and not railroaded.” “I will block any Cha-cha express, especially one driven by people with expiring terms and fuelled by selfish interest,” she said in a statement. According to Poe, she took the “centrist view of giving the Con-com’s product the courtesy […]

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Duterte on critics’ claims he plans to stay in power: I am not the vainglorious type

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 25, reiterated he had no intention  of staying in power. The President made the pronouncement amid his critics’ allegations he was planning to extend his term with his push for changes in the Constitution. According to Duterte,  “wala akong hinihingi sa inyong additional power..” Duterte said that in the first place, “I’ve lived with power all my life.” He noted that he was mayor of Davao for 23 […]

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Con-com questions interpretation of Pulse Asia survey results on federalism, Cha-Cha

Adds, however, that results would serve as a “guide” (Eagle News) — The Consultative Committee on Charter Change questioned the interpretation of the results of the recent Pulse Asia survey that showed that over half of Filipinos were opposed to Cha-Cha and federalism, even as it said that the results would serve as a “guide.” In a statement, the con-com said that a check of the question asked to the survey respondents  showed that in […]

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Pulse Asia: Over 60% of Filipinos against Cha-Cha, federalism

(Eagle News) — Many Filipinos are not in favor of Charter Change and federalism, a recent Pulse Asia survey said. According to Pulse Asia, 64% of Filipinos were opposed to amending the 1987 Constitution, a figure that was an increase from the 44% who opposed Charter change in another Pulse Asia survey in 2016. Of the figure, Pulse Asia said 32% were open to Charter change sometime in the future but not at present, while 32% […]

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