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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated what he said was the need to change the unitary type of government, saying there would be “no peace” in Mindanao if this was not done. In his speech before the Philippine Development Forum: Sulong Pilipinas 2017 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Duterte, however, thumbed down a constitutional convention (con-con) to make the needed amendments in the 1987 Constitution, or Charter Change (Cha-Cha), for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – After the latest Pulse Asia survey showed that four out of ten Filipinos do not agree with federalism, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Malacañang is ready to involve the public in the debate and discussion regarding charter change. Andanar added that it is about time to review the 1987 Constitution especially with 77% of the public not conversant with the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]
MANILA, July 6 – President Rodrigo R. Duterte is pushing for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) as a mode of changing some provisions of the Constitution which is among the priorities of the administration, said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella who presided over the first press briefing in Malacanang on Monday. “As far as we know, President Duterte favors ConCon,” said Abella, pointing out that “it’s more consultative and with more representation.” He explained that ChaCha (charter change) is among the priorities of the President, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is pushing for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) as a mode of changing some provisions of the Constitution. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said a constitutional change is among the priorities of the Duterte administration. said Presidential Spokesperson who presided over the first press briefing in Malacanang on Monday. “As far as we know, President Duterte favors ConCon,” said Abella, pointing out that “it’s more consultative and with more representation.” Abella presided over the […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace said it was not surprised by a recent Pulse Asia survey, which found that a majority of the people do not want Charter change, nor do they support a term extension for the President. In the latest Pulse Asia survey, 62 percent or a majority of the respondents asked by the research group rejected Charter change. In a press briefing in Malacañang, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. […]
The Commission on Elections will not be able to conduct plebiscite regarding the proposed charter change because the Department of Budget and Management did not approve the Commission’s 7 billion peso plebiscite budget.
Ever since President Noynoy Aquino started to consider charter change and term extension, various sectors could not help but react. Some are in favor, some are against, some expressed dismay. The President admitted that he is open to charter change to limit the allegedly broad powers of the Supreme Court in the present constitution. The President said that he is considering charter change because he wants to guarantee that the reforms and transportation started by […]
The Senate leadership will wait for the House of Representatives to pass the proposed charter change.
Despite threats of mass protests, the Liberal Party is bent on pursuing charter change, primarily to amend the presidential term.
The Senate will not initiate its own move for charter change. Senate President Franklin Drilon said that the body will wait for the House of Representatives to pass the its own charter change proposal so that the Senate can make sure that the amendments are limited to economic provisions.
