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Economic woes, territorial sovereignty, federalism among key 2019 election issues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 10:54 PM

The country's economic woes, territorial sovereignty and the push for federalism are among the top issues in this year's midterm elections, an analyst said. Read more »

Duterte's silence on House draft federal charter 'deafening' - Con-Com member

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:44 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's silence on the federal debate after the House of Representatives passed its version of a draft charter is "deafening," a member of his consultative committee said Friday. Read more »

House panel voted unanimously to lift term limits: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 08:59 PM

Members of the House of Representatives committee on constitutional amendments voted unanimously to lift term limits for officials in its version of the draft federal charter, a lawmaker said Thursday, saying that "90 percent" of lawmakers do not want term limits.  Read more »

OPINION: The House lied about restoring VP Robredo as Duterte’s successor in approved draft federal charter

Raïssa Robles
Updated as of Dec 19 01:17 AM

The House of Representatives lied when its officials said they had restored Vice President Leni Robredo as President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor during the transition to federalism. Read more »

Panelo: Too early to judge House draft charter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 10:05 AM

MANILA - Judging the House of Representative's draft federal charter would be "premature," President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more »

Poll watchdog calls House draft charter 'worst form of election fraud'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 03:08 PM

MANILA - A poll watchdog warned Monday that the proposed federal charter drafted by the House of Representatives, which would lift term limits for elected officials, is a "wholesale act of fraud" against the people. Read more »

House draft charter better than Puno Commission's version: constitutionalist

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 02:51 PM

The federal charter passed by the House of Representatives is "better" than the version submitted by a consultative committee "in some instances", one of the framers of the 1986 Constitution said Friday. Read more »

OPINION: Reflecting on RBH 15

Edmund S. Tayao
Updated as of Dec 14 12:12 AM

Much to our surprise and disappointment, what came out is an audacious display of self-indulgence in Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 15, removing not only term limits but also all the fundamental systemic reform measures we have put in place. Read more »

House can't force Senate to act on proposed charter: ex-CJ Puno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:35 AM

MANILA - The House of Representatives cannot force the Senate to join them in a constitutional assembly to vote on charter change, a former chief justice said Thursday. Read more »

Petition vs BOL reminiscent of scrapped MOA-AD, says ex-chief justice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 11:31 AM

MANILA - The petition raised against the Bangsamoro Organic Law is reminiscent of the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain which was unanimously scrapped by the Supreme Court in 2008, a former chief justice said Thursday. Read more »

Con-Com chair says House draft charter a 'disaster to democracy'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 10:10 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's Consultative Committee warned the public about the "deficiencies" of a proposed federal charter drafted and approved by the House of Representatives. Read more »

'House's draft federal charter not a bargain'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:35 PM

Members of the consultative committee on charter change are furious after the House of Representatives' draft federal constitution ignored their recommendation. Read more »

Con-Com member hits House's 'unceremonious' passage of 'grotesque' federal charter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 06:03 PM

A member of President Rodrigo Duterte's consultative committee tasked to draft a federal charter on Wednesday lambasted the House of Representatives' "unceremonious" passage of a separate charter change bill described as "grotesque." Read more »

Draft federal charter 'worse than monarchies, worse than current Constitution' - group ex-spokesman

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:26 PM

The draft federal constitution approved on final reading at the House of Representatives is nothing like the proposal of the group President Rodrigo Duterte tasked review the current constitution, the committee's former spokesperson said Wednesday. Read more »

House approves draft federal charter on 3rd reading

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 05:44 PM

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading its proposed federal charter. Read more »

House draft charter offers 'fake' federalism, warns professor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 09:51 AM

MANILA - The federal constitution drafted by the House of Representative is nothing but fake federalism with self-serving provisions, a professor on public policy said Tuesday. Read more »

House federal draft ‘happy days’ for political dynasties: con-com member

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 04:03 PM

Political science professor Julio Teehankee joined several other consultative committee members in condemning the draft, which removed a ban on political dynasties but lifted term limits. Read more »

Kamara, pinuna sa 'minadaling' pagpasa sa draft federal charter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 10:04 PM

Inulan ng batikos ang Kamara matapos umanong madaliin at brasuhin ang panukalang draft constitution.  Read more »

Arroyo denies railroading House draft federal charter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 10:43 PM

Former President, now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo parries allegations that the House railroaded the approval of Resolution of Both Houses #15 proposing a new federal constitution for the country. Read more »

Draft federal charter, lusot sa ikalawang pagbasa sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 09:13 PM

Lusot na sa ikalawang pagbasa sa Kamara ang isang draft constitution na magbibigay-daan sa pagbuo ng isang gobyernong pederal.  Read more »