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Retired SC justices, constitutionalists warn vs allowing Cha-cha amid pandemic

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 10:30 PM

Retired Supreme Court justices and some constitutionalists on Wednesday cautioned the senators and the public against the possibility of political amendments being inserted in the 1987 Constitution should amending the charter be pursued.  Read more »

Ex-SC magistrates, Consti framers clash over timing, reason behind Cha-cha push

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 11:48 PM

Several legal luminaries, among them former Supreme Court (SC) magistrates and framers of the 1987 Constitution, clashed Wednesday before a Senate panel tackling attempts to revise economic provisions of the country's 3-decade Charter. Read more »

'Pandemya ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin bago charter change'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 09:51 PM

Iginiit ng ilang eksperto sa Saligang Batas na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin ang pagtugon sa COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Drilon: Liberalizing economic provisions in Constitution possible without Cha-cha

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:13 PM

MANILA — Sen. Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said it is possible to liberalize the economy from restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution without amending it, as some lawmakers pushed for charter change due to mounting economic and health concerns because of the pandemic.  Read more »

DOF bats for ‘doable’ economic measures as Congress holds Cha-cha hearings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:37 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said lawmakers should pass “doable” economic measures with only 17 months left in the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, as Congress again held hearings on amendments to the Constitution on Tuesday.   Read more »

PH Charter change will only benefit China, Constitution framer says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 10:18 PM

The Philippine Senate minority leader suggested postponing deliberations on Charter change until next year. Read more »

'Di kailangan ng Cha-cha para mapalago ang ekonomiya'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 08:17 PM

Lahat umano ng "restrictive" economic provisions sa 1987 Constitution ay kayang remedyuhan ng iba pang batas. Read more »

Financial execs oppose Cha-cha, say gov't must focus on economic recovery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 06:50 PM

The premier group of the country's top financial executives has "strongly opposed" changes to the Constitution through the government's proposed charter change (Cha-cha), as amendments should be limited to economic reforms. Read more »

Drilon: Postpone charter change talks until June 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 03:41 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday suggested delaying deliberations on charter change until June 2022, arguing that the country is facing other problems that needed to be addressed. Read more »

China likely to benefit from Charter amendments, says '87 Constitution framer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:15 PM

China will most likely benefit if the Philippines opens its doors to foreign direct investment by liberalizing the Charter's economic provisions, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said Monday. Read more »

Cha-Cha revival betrays Duterte’s desperation

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jan 18 09:27 AM

This time, Duterte might get it his way given his clout on both the legislature and judiciary. Read more »

Senators blast House panel's efforts to amend Constitution sans Senate role

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:21 PM

Lawmakers from both chambers of the Philippine congress clash over a congressman's remark that a panel in the lower chamber tackling proposed constitutional amendments is now working as a constituent assembly.  Read more »

Ilang senador kinuwestiyon ang 'Con-Ass' sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:39 PM

Pinuna ng ilang senador ang proseso ng Charter change na isinusulong ng ilang mambabatas sa Kamara. Read more »

Duterte pinangunahan ang pagpapasinaya sa Skyway Stage 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:06 PM

Pinangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang inagurasyon ng Skyway Stage 3. Read more »

Duterte says to shun term extension even if handed on 'silver platter'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 07:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he did not want to stay in power beyond the end of his 2022, even as his allies pushed for charter change. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:30 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

House resumes debates on proposal to amend 1987 Constitution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 10:16 PM

The House of Representatives resumes debates on the proposal to amend the 1987 charter. Read more »

Pagdinig sa panukalang Cha-cha umarangkada na sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 09:29 PM

Ayon sa ilang inimbitahang eksperto, napapanahon nang baguhin ang ilang batas tungkol sa ekonomiya.  Read more »

DILG says 500k signatures, LGU resos backing Cha-cha submitted to House panel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 05:50 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it submitted Wednesday to a House panel some 555,0000 signatures and resolutions from local governments supposedly supporting the move to amend portions of the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

'Bakuna, hindi Cha-cha'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 01:43 PM

Progressive groups hold a protest against charter change in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Wednesday, as the lower house commences its committee hearing on the said proposal. Read more »