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ConCom says viral 'proposed federal constitution' not yet final, only working draft
ConCom says viral 'proposed federal constitution' not yet final, only working draft
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 04, 2018 12:54 PM PHT
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Updated Jul 04, 2018 07:19 PM PHT

MANILA - The committee President Rodrigo Duterte tasked to review the 1987 Constitution and draft a charter for a federal government on Wednesday denied releasing its final output to the public.
MANILA - The committee President Rodrigo Duterte tasked to review the 1987 Constitution and draft a charter for a federal government on Wednesday denied releasing its final output to the public.
Ding Generoso, spokesperson for the consultative committee, said the panel has not released any copy yet. The committee would only release this after it is submitted to Duterte on July 9, he added.
Ding Generoso, spokesperson for the consultative committee, said the panel has not released any copy yet. The committee would only release this after it is submitted to Duterte on July 9, he added.
READ: ConCom’s official statement regarding viral PDF document supposedly showing draft of proposed federal constitution. ConCom clarifies draft circulated not the final draft. They will release official copy after submission to President. pic.twitter.com/MyJ0vq37fZ
— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) July 4, 2018
READ: ConCom’s official statement regarding viral PDF document supposedly showing draft of proposed federal constitution. ConCom clarifies draft circulated not the final draft. They will release official copy after submission to President. pic.twitter.com/MyJ0vq37fZ
— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) July 4, 2018
A PDF file, 82 pages long, of the supposed proposed federal constitution made rounds in social media on Tuesday. It supposedly contained draft provisions as of June 27.
A PDF file, 82 pages long, of the supposed proposed federal constitution made rounds in social media on Tuesday. It supposedly contained draft provisions as of June 27.
Another document allegedly containing the draft as of June 30 was also circulated.
Another document allegedly containing the draft as of June 30 was also circulated.
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These were "not the official and final copy and do not contain further correction further corrections" made during a June 28 meeting and submitted through email on July 1 and 2, according to Generoso.
These were "not the official and final copy and do not contain further correction further corrections" made during a June 28 meeting and submitted through email on July 1 and 2, according to Generoso.
Both documents were also "working files, the consolidation of the different articles that had been undergoing daily corrections as the sessions were held," Generoso said in a statement.
Both documents were also "working files, the consolidation of the different articles that had been undergoing daily corrections as the sessions were held," Generoso said in a statement.
The revisions covered styling, checking for grammar, sentence construction, punctuation marks, redundancies, possible conflicts with other sections, and comparison with the 1987 Constitution to ensure that all provisions that were to be retained were actually retained in the draft, he said.
The revisions covered styling, checking for grammar, sentence construction, punctuation marks, redundancies, possible conflicts with other sections, and comparison with the 1987 Constitution to ensure that all provisions that were to be retained were actually retained in the draft, he said.
The committee on Tuesday approved unanimously its draft, which would allow for a shift to a federal form of government.
The committee on Tuesday approved unanimously its draft, which would allow for a shift to a federal form of government.
Generoso earlier said that under the proposal, the federal republic would be comprised of 18 separate regions, including administrative regions of Bangsamoro, Cordillera, and Negrosanon.
Generoso earlier said that under the proposal, the federal republic would be comprised of 18 separate regions, including administrative regions of Bangsamoro, Cordillera, and Negrosanon.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte, chair of the ruling party PDP-Laban, "will transmit it to his partymates and he will encourage his partymates to study it very closely and to pattern the proposed provisions after what the commission has recommended." - report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte, chair of the ruling party PDP-Laban, "will transmit it to his partymates and he will encourage his partymates to study it very closely and to pattern the proposed provisions after what the commission has recommended." - report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
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Global prayers as Vatican says pope still 'critical'
Global prayers as Vatican says pope still 'critical'
Agence France-Presse
Published Feb 24, 2025 06:39 AM PHT

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis's condition "remains critical", the Vatican said Sunday on his 10th day in hospital as Catholics around the world prayed for the 88-year-old's recovery.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis's condition "remains critical", the Vatican said Sunday on his 10th day in hospital as Catholics around the world prayed for the 88-year-old's recovery.
Francis has not had another respiratory attack since suffering a prolonged episode on Saturday morning, but continues to receive "high-flow" oxygen through a nasal cannula, the Holy See said in an update.
Francis has not had another respiratory attack since suffering a prolonged episode on Saturday morning, but continues to receive "high-flow" oxygen through a nasal cannula, the Holy See said in an update.
The Argentine pontiff was during the day given two units of concentrated red blood cells and his thrombocytopenia -- a condition that occurs when the platelet count in the blood is too low -- is stable, it said.
The Argentine pontiff was during the day given two units of concentrated red blood cells and his thrombocytopenia -- a condition that occurs when the platelet count in the blood is too low -- is stable, it said.
"However, some blood tests demonstrate an initial, mild, renal failure, currently under control," the statement continued.
"However, some blood tests demonstrate an initial, mild, renal failure, currently under control," the statement continued.
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Francis is alert but "the complexity of the clinical picture, and the need to wait for the pharmacological treatments to have some effect, mean that the prognosis remains reserved", it concluded.
Francis is alert but "the complexity of the clinical picture, and the need to wait for the pharmacological treatments to have some effect, mean that the prognosis remains reserved", it concluded.
The pope, the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with breathing difficulties.
The pope, the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with breathing difficulties.
He was initially diagnosed with bronchitis but this developed into pneumonia in both lungs -- and on Saturday night, the Vatican warned for the first time that his condition was critical.
He was initially diagnosed with bronchitis but this developed into pneumonia in both lungs -- and on Saturday night, the Vatican warned for the first time that his condition was critical.
In Sunday's update, it added: "The Holy Father's condition remains critical; however, since yesterday evening he has not presented any further respiratory crises."
In Sunday's update, it added: "The Holy Father's condition remains critical; however, since yesterday evening he has not presented any further respiratory crises."
- Pray for me -
In a message published Sunday but written in the past few days, Francis thanked hospital staff and said he had confidence in his treatment.
In a message published Sunday but written in the past few days, Francis thanked hospital staff and said he had confidence in his treatment.
"I am confidently continuing my hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital, carrying on with the necessary treatment -- and rest is also part of the therapy!" he said.
"I am confidently continuing my hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital, carrying on with the necessary treatment -- and rest is also part of the therapy!" he said.
"I ask you to pray for me," he concluded in the text published in lieu of his weekly Sunday Angelus, which he normally delivers from a window overlooking St Peter's Square.
"I ask you to pray for me," he concluded in the text published in lieu of his weekly Sunday Angelus, which he normally delivers from a window overlooking St Peter's Square.
Well-wishers have been leaving candles outside the Gemelli, where Francis is staying in a special papal suite on the 10th floor, and where the Vatican said he took part in a mass on Sunday morning.
Well-wishers have been leaving candles outside the Gemelli, where Francis is staying in a special papal suite on the 10th floor, and where the Vatican said he took part in a mass on Sunday morning.
"I am praying for him, for his health, because he is a special person for all of us," Italian teacher Ilde Zito told AFP at the hospital.
"I am praying for him, for his health, because he is a special person for all of us," Italian teacher Ilde Zito told AFP at the hospital.
Prayers and messages of solidarity also came in from among the almost 1.4 billion Catholics across the globe, alongside other Christians and world leaders.
Prayers and messages of solidarity also came in from among the almost 1.4 billion Catholics across the globe, alongside other Christians and world leaders.
In the cathedral of Buenos Aires, where Francis was once archbishop, TV screens at the entrance showed images of then Jorge Bergoglio's good works, and the priest held a special mass Sunday.
In the cathedral of Buenos Aires, where Francis was once archbishop, TV screens at the entrance showed images of then Jorge Bergoglio's good works, and the priest held a special mass Sunday.
"He is strong, he has always been strong, but there is nature," Hector Armando Diaz, 76, a retired sales clerk, told AFP there.
"He is strong, he has always been strong, but there is nature," Hector Armando Diaz, 76, a retired sales clerk, told AFP there.
"I know he is very ill and old. I hope he recovers, but it makes me sad."
"I know he is very ill and old. I hope he recovers, but it makes me sad."
In Iraq's northern city of Mosul, a former bastion of the Islamic State group that Francis visited in 2021, at least a dozen churches also held prayers for him.
In Iraq's northern city of Mosul, a former bastion of the Islamic State group that Francis visited in 2021, at least a dozen churches also held prayers for him.
"This is the least we can do to express our solidarity, love, and appreciation for this great person," said university professor Adnan Hadi.
"This is the least we can do to express our solidarity, love, and appreciation for this great person," said university professor Adnan Hadi.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum offered her hopes on social media for a speedy recovery for the "great humanist" Francis, the first pope from the Americas.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum offered her hopes on social media for a speedy recovery for the "great humanist" Francis, the first pope from the Americas.
- Suffering more -
In its evening update Saturday, the Vatican had also said Francis was alert and "spent the day in an armchair, even if he was suffering more than" the day before.
In its evening update Saturday, the Vatican had also said Francis was alert and "spent the day in an armchair, even if he was suffering more than" the day before.
But the news of his respiratory attack and blood transfusions sparked widespread shock, and alarm.
But the news of his respiratory attack and blood transfusions sparked widespread shock, and alarm.
"The pope gets worse," headlined Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper Sunday. La Repubblica described it as the "darkest day" at the Vatican.
"The pope gets worse," headlined Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper Sunday. La Repubblica described it as the "darkest day" at the Vatican.
Francis's continued hospitalization has also sparked speculation about whether he might step down.
Francis's continued hospitalization has also sparked speculation about whether he might step down.
He has always left the door open to following his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign.
He has always left the door open to following his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign.
But he has repeatedly said it was not the time.
But he has repeatedly said it was not the time.
The pope maintains a punishing work schedule. He carried out a mammoth 12-day tour to the Asia-Pacific in September, but has suffered increasing health issues.
The pope maintains a punishing work schedule. He carried out a mammoth 12-day tour to the Asia-Pacific in September, but has suffered increasing health issues.
He underwent colon surgery in 2021 and an operation for a hernia two years later. He is overweight and has constant hip and knee pain, which forces him to use a wheelchair.
He underwent colon surgery in 2021 and an operation for a hernia two years later. He is overweight and has constant hip and knee pain, which forces him to use a wheelchair.
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