Tag: Con-Com

DILG: Comments on Con-Com’s proposed federal Charter can now be sent online

(Eagle News) — Filipinos can now send their comments on the federal charter proposed by the Consultative Commission online, a Department of the Interior and Local Government official said on Friday, Aug. 24. According to Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya, the public “may send their comments, reactions, suggestions and questions about federalism to the email: [email protected] or message the DILG Center for Federalism and Constitutional Reform team on Facebook @pederalismo.” “The DILG is pleased to hear that the President is […]

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Palace: Con-Com-proposed federal Charter now open to public scrutiny

(Eagle News) — The federal Charter proposed by the Consultative Commission is now open to public scrutiny, the Palace said on Thursday, Aug. 23. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said members of the public may submit their feedback in writing to the Presidential Communications Operations Office, the Office of the President or the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson. He said they may also give their feedback personally. “We will consider the feedback, and if need be, incorporate some […]

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Palace to Con-Com: “Good job”

(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 […]

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NUPL assails Con-Com’s proposed federal Charter

(Eagle News)–The National Union of People’s Lawyers has assailed the federal charter proposed by the Consultative Committee, saying it “falls into the bait or trap of strongman rule.” According to the NUPL, this was because even if there were “progressive” provisions in the draft, it “effectively grants the incumbent authoritarian powers,” allowing him to appoint “all the members of the independent Constitutional commissions and practically thousands of government officials, which could include the judiciary, while […]

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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 reiterates he has no plans of holding on to power as claimed by his critics

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 6, dared his critics to make the proposal that his term be limited even before the federal form of government was in place. “I suggest to (former Chief Justice) Reynato Puno and I would like Congress to approve that proposal to make a final change that my term be limited until 2019,” Duterte said in a speech at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. The President was apparently […]

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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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Con-Com sub-panel proposes “mandatory” appointment of elected VP to Cabinet post

Also proposes “bloc-voting” setup for President, VP positions (Eagle News) — A sub-panel of the Consultative Committee President Rodrigo Duterte has tasked to review the 1987 Constitution is proposing a provision that would allow for the mandatory appointment of an elected vice president to a Cabinet position. Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Nachura said on Thursday, April 12, that the subcommittee for the structure of the federal government was also proposing a bloc-voting setup […]

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Con-com rules incumbent gov’t officials cannot be succeeded in their posts by relatives

Ban applies to relatives within the first and second degrees of consanguinity and affinity, body says   (Eagle News) — The Consultative Commission on Monday ruled that an incumbent government official’s relatives  should be banned from succeeding him or her regardless of position. The body tasked to look into the 1987 Constitution said that relatives within the first and second degrees of consanguinity and affinity could not assume said position of the incumbent from the barangay up to the […]

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Con-Com to include “strong, self-executing provisions” vs political dynasties in proposed Charter

(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 […]

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