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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 »

Drilon: Postpone charter change talks until June 2022

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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

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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 »

Pagdinig sa panukalang Cha-cha umarangkada na sa Kamara

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Posted at Jan 13 09:29 PM

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

Ex-Speaker tells lawmakers: Focus on COVID-19, not Cha-Cha

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Posted at Jan 12 10:46 AM

The House of Representatives should concentrate on solving the COVID-19 crisis instead of dabbling in constitutional reforms, former House Speaker and Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez said Tuesday. Read more »

Charter change to die if political agenda inserted - Salceda

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Updated as of Jan 11 01:46 PM

Charter change will fail if lawmakers will insert political amendments, Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday as he insisted that only economic provisions will be touched. Read more »

Solon flags political agenda in proposed charter change hearings

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Updated as of Jan 11 01:45 PM

The resumption of House hearings on charter change has a political agenda despite assurances of congressmen to only open up economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, a lawmaker said Monday.   Read more »

Ratification of proposed charter change eyed alongside 2022 polls: Velasco

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Posted at Jan 10 01:37 PM

The House of Representatives aims to present constitutional amendments for the public's ratification alongside the 2022 national elections, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Sunday. Read more »

Moves to amend charter 'very dangerous, insidious,' says '87 Constitution framer

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Posted at Jan 08 07:07 PM

MANILA - One of the framers of the 1987 Constitutions on Friday called the moves to propose amendments to the economic provisions of the Constitution as “very dangerous and insidious”. Read more »

Economic provisions unang tatalakayin ng Kamara sa panukalang pagamyenda sa Konstitusyon- Garbin

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 08:07 PM

Siniguro ng ilang mambabatas sa Kamara na economic provisions muna ang tatalakayin sa Cha-cha sa susunod na linggo. Read more »

House to resume charter change hearings

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Posted at Jan 06 10:59 PM

The House of Representatives is set to resume its hearings to tackle the proposed charter change, Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Alfredo Garbin said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte hints at shift in approach to charter change

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 07:37 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday hinted at a possible shift in the approach to amending the Constitution, saying he might just opt to seek a revision of its economic provisions. Read more »