Tag: ConAss

Albay Rep. Lagman: Constitutional assembly will be “virtual rubberstamp” of President Duterte

(Eagle News) — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Thursday said that once Congress convenes  to amend the 1987 Constitution via a constitutional assembly, it will become a “virtual rubberstamp” of President Rodrigo Duterte. “With the projected constituent assembly principally composed of Duterte’s dyed in the wool allies, what the President wants as amendments or revision will be delivered with alacrity and minimal debate,” he said in a statement. He said that this “imprudent fast tracking […]