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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Sunday, Aug. 19, thanked the members of the Consultative Commission “for completing its task of studying and reviewing the provisions of the 1987 Constitution.” “Drafting a new Constitution is no easy task but it has been done and accomplished,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said a day after the Con-Com completed its final en banc session. According to Roque, “it is now up to Congress to do its part in finalizing […]
(Eagle News) — The 22-member Consultative Committee (ConCom) which was tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to review the Constitution unanimously approved on Tuesday, July 3, in an en banc session, the draft of the proposed charter that will allow a shift to federal-presidential form of government. The final draft will be submitted on July 9 to the President, in time for his State of the Nation Address on July 23. The Consultative Committee is headed […]
(Eagle News) — The Consultative Committee tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution will include “strong, self-executing provisions to regulate dynasties” in its proposed charter. The con-com said on Wednesday, March 7, that the decision was made after results of a study led by former Chief Justice Reynato Puno and former Buget Secretary Salvador Enriquez Jr. showed that at least 295 political families have power in various regions, with Metro Manila having the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan’s post-war pacifist constitution and said he wants the revisions to take effect in 2020. The changes, which would spell out the status of the nation’s “self-defense” military forces, were announced as Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the constitution written by American occupiers. The charter, which renounces Japan’s right to wage war, has been championed by […]
by Aidan Jones and Thanaporn Promyamyai BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand voted Sunday to approve a junta-scripted constitution, preliminary results showed, in a boost to the army’s political aspirations and a body blow to the country’s stuttering pro-democracy movement. The military says its new constitution will curb endemic political corruption, bring stability after years of unrest and pave the way for a general election next year. But critics say it aims to neuter civilian politicians and […]
