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(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the members to the consultative committee that will review the 1987 Constitution. Appointed as chair of the committee was former Chief Justice Reynato Puno. The members of the committee are former Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Victor De la Serna, Ranhilio Aquino, Virgilio Bautista, Rodolfo Robles, Antonio Nachura, Julio Teehankee, Bienvenido Reyes, Eddie Alih and Edmund Tayao. Also appointed as members were Ali Pangalian Balindong, Laurence Wacnang, Roan Libarios, Reuben Canoy, […]
