
Villafuerte: Senate, House should meet during break to discuss Charter change
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte proposed a Senate-House meeting during the congressional break to discuss the proposed Charter reforms.
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte proposed a Senate-House meeting during the congressional break to discuss the proposed Charter reforms.
Executive Order No. (EO) 138, which gives more responsibilities and autonomy to local government units, is not an alternative to the Charter change being pushed in Congress, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez, Sen. Robinhood Padilla, and other members of the PDP-Laban party held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the proposed constitutional reforms.
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the meeting between members of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed constitutional reform should be held in public in the interest of full transparency.
The push to revise the 1987 Constitution is just a “distraction,” Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Monday as she insisted that Charter change (Cha-cha) was just an exercise in futility.
It should be innate for his partymates in Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to support his push to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, Senator Robin Padilla said on Friday.
Senator Robin Padilla intends to pursue public hearings on proposed Charter reforms without getting the nod of President Marcos, citing the Senate’s independence from the executive branch.
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the Senate “cannot and should not ignore” the House initiative on proposed Charter reforms.
Easing foreign restrictions on business ownership by way of amending the Constitution would have a positive impact on the economy, a subsidiary of the Fitch Group said.
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte expressed his opposition to Resolution of Both Houses no. 6 calling for a Constitutional Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.