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Monsod to solons: Which parts of Constitution should be changed?

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 06:36 PM

Tell us exactly which parts of the country's main charter should be changed. Read more »

Amending Constitution will benefit Filipinos economically - solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:16 PM

Amending the 1987 Constitution will benefit Filipinos economically, a lawmaker said Monday, amid fresh efforts to revise the charter in Congress. Read more »

'Relaxing rules on foreign investments must be Cha-cha focus'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:08 PM

Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, chair of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, is not in favor of 'discussing political amendments'. Read more »

House lawmakers make another push for charter change

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 09:53 PM

Philippine House lawmakers revived attempts at amending the country's 1987 Constitution. Read more »

Charter change 'problematic' at this time: UP professors

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 08:57 PM

Amending the 1987 Constitution at this time may be a 'problematic pursuit' given its fiscal and logistical demands, as the country faces more urgent local and national concerns, according to professors from the University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Political Science. Read more »

Owning constitutional reform

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Jan 18 03:44 AM

Civil society groups can also do their share in helping more Filipinos learn to appreciate and understand the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

Thai court rules suspended PM Prayut can resume office

Thanaporn Promyamyai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 06:26 PM

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha resumed office after the country's constitutional court ruled that he has not exceeded his 8-year term limit. Read more »

Enrile makes case to revive 1935 Constitution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:50 PM

One of the framers of the 1987 Philippine Constitution slammed charter amendments proposed by Juan Ponce Enrile, the president’s chief legal adviser. Read more »

1987 Constitution framers, law experts junk Enrile's Cha-cha proposals

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 10:27 PM

Framers of the 1987 Constitution and another law expert reject the proposal of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile regarding charter change. Read more »

Mga puna ni Enrile sa 1987 Constitution sinagot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 08:49 PM

Sinagot ng mga eksperto at mga nagsulat ng 1987 Constitution ang mga puna ni Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile sa Saligang Batas. Read more »

Constitution framer: Absolute power shouldn't go to just one person

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 02:16 PM

One of the framers of the 1987 Constitution rejected a proposal for the sitting president to have sole power in declaring martial law. Read more »

[OPINION] The high 90.9 education poverty index

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Sep 22 12:53 AM

Given the 90.9 education poverty index, and its negative impact on creating the bureaucracy, where then is the impetus to address our learning deficit seeing the index perpetuates political power? Read more »

Enrile: President must have sole power to declare martial law

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 05:44 PM

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile urged the Senate to bring back the sole power of declaring martial law to the sitting president. Read more »

Robin insists it's about time to amend 1987 Constitution

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 04:03 PM

Sen. Robin Padilla insisted on the need to 'adjust' the 1987 Constitution to accommodate changes since the Charter was drafter over 3 decades ago. Read more »

Pimentel favors overhaul of entire 1987 Constitution

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 05:02 PM

The senator also welcomes the idea of shifting the country’s form of government to parliamentary with a unicameral system. Read more »

Attorney Vice Ganda?!

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 09:45 PM

Nag-viral ang host ng "It's Showtime" na si Vice Ganda matapos niyang i-recite ang preamble at ilang bahagi ng 1987 Philippine Constitution. Read more »

Constitution framer warns vs new push for Cha-cha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 11:23 PM

A renewed push to amend the Philippine charter is seen by a constitutionalist as potentially returning the country to a dictatorship. Read more »

Politicians learned to 'game' Constitution: reform advocates

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 09:19 PM

Sen. Robin Padilla vowed to conduct another set of hearings to thoroughly discuss the proposals. Read more »

Pag-amyenda ng Saligang Batas, maaaring mauwi sa diktadurya: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 08:13 PM

Nagbabala ang isa sa mga nag-akda ng 1987 Constitution na maaaring mauwi sa diktadurya ang panukalang pagbabago ng Konstitusyon. Read more »

Congress can't be trusted to amend Constitution: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 01:36 PM

Congress cannot be trusted to make amendments to the 1987 Constitution due to conflict of interest, a political analyst said. Read more »