As Congress opened its third and last regular session on Monday, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III issued a strong message against any moves to amend the 1987 Constitution without the Senate.
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Read moreTHE House of Representatives cannot use the people’s initiative option as a means of making changes in the constitution because no law has been passed yet by Congress that would allow such an exercise, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during the Kapihan sa Senado news forum, Sotto said that while […]
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The Senate hearing on Charter change (Cha-cha) will push through Tuesday despite the suspension of work in the chamber.
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Malacañang on Monday promised to double down on an information campaign to counter worsening public rejection of its proposal to amend the Constitution for a shift to federalism. Refusing to be disheartened by the Pulse Asia poll finding that 67 percent of Filipinos opposed moves to amend the Constitution, the Palace picked through the survey […]
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Sen. Franklin Drilon warned on Sunday members of the House of Representatives against rushing to amend the Constitution, a more complex process than passing other laws, just to fulfill the Duterte administration’s plan to put a federal system of government in place.
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With political clans from Mindanao expected to challenge the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the Supreme Court, the Senate must make sure that the measure complies with the 1987 Constitution, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said.
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“At what point has it become alright for our people to stop defending human rights and, instead, start condemning it and its defenders?” This was the question posed by Vice President Leni Robredo before graduates of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Institute of Law during their commencement exercises on Tuesday.
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