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(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo said she would “respect” the decision of the people if they no longer wanted to have a vice president. “Pero kinakailangan kahilingan ito ng tao, hindi ng ibang politiko,” Robredo told reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday. It was former Rep. Neri Colmenares who said the Office of the Vice President could be abolished under a “PDP-Laban Constitution.” In the House, the committee on constitutional amendments proposed […]
Proposed shift to federalism a “lethal experiment” By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide on Wednesday said there was no need to amend the Constitution, which he called the “best” in the world. Davide made the statement at the start of the Senate’s hearing on resolutions calling for the convening of the Upper House as a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. Davide said the proposed shift to federalism was only […]
(Eagle News)– There will no longer be an Office of the Vice President if the current proposal to amend the Constitution pushes through. According to former Rep. Neri Colmenares, under the “Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan Constitution,” Vice President Leni Robredo “will be ousted from her office long before her term ends in 2022.” “While PDP Laban may argue that they will not apply this to VP Robredo, this is not expressed in PDP Laban Constitution since […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday warned against railroading the planned shift to a federalist form of government. In a Twitter post, he said that a process that would “fundamentally alter our system of government” should, after all, not be expedited. Ejercito added that “the most important issue” for him was that Congress also vote separately on the issue. “I am not prepared to support a process that would diminish the power and […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte was against a no-election scenario in 2019. “He reiterated he is against ‘no-el’. He wants to push through with the elections in 2019 and has committed to give us the most honest and the most credible elections in 2019,” Roque said. Roque said that the elections could only be postponed if the Constitution was amended and it was ratified before 2019. It was House Speaker […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – There is no basis for the statement of Senator Francis Drilon that there are efforts to abolish Senate. This is according to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, who said that this was not even mentioned in a recent meeting of the ruling party, PDP-Laban. Roque also reiterated that the President has no plans of extending his term beyond 2022. Earlier, Drilon, the Senate minority leader, said that the recent attacks made […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said statements on no-election and term extension scenarios will not help the campaign for a shift to a federal form of government. It was House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez who said that polls in 2019 could be postponed during the transition to the new form of government. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III dismissed Alvarez’s claim, but added that a shift to federalism could result in a prolonged term […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will definitely step down at the end of his term in 2022, according to his spokesperson. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the President has no intention of extending his term at all. “I can categorically state that PRRD does not want that. He wants to cut short his term rather than lengthen it,” Roque said in a text message. This, even if Congress succeeds in […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News)– Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday dismissed House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s claims of a possible no-election scenario in 2019 if the proposed shift to federalism pushes through this year. In a statement, Pimentel said “we can shift to federalism and allow all scheduled elections under the present Constitution to go on and be held.” “What is important are the transitory provisions which will govern the terms and duties of those elected in […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Federalism and Constitutional Reform program has a new administrator. Interior Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya has been appointed to the position, DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy announced on Sunday. Malaya was Assistant Secretary for Communication and Capacity Development of the DILG before the appointment. “As directed by President (Rodrigo) Duterte, the DILG needs to let the local governments and the ordinary people appreciate and understand how federalism will […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang grupong Hukbong Federal ng Pilipinas sa labing anim na milyong Pilipino na bumoto at nagpapanalo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na suportahan ang pagsusulong ng revolutionary government. Sa isinagawang press conference sa Quezon City, inilunsad ng grupo ang kanilang signature campaign na target na kumalap ng limang milyong lagda bilang suporta dito. Ayon kay Danilo Mangahas, national adviser ng Hukbong Federal Pilipinas, ito ang pinakamabilis […]
