Aquino hopes Congress won’t speed up Cha-cha under Arroyo

Former president Benigno Aquino III said he hopes that Congress, now under his predecessor Speaker Gloria Arroyo, will not resort to the speedy passage of the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha) despite having only limited time until the end of the 17th Congress.

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Sotto: To eschew Senate in Cha-cha process is ‘unacceptable’

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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Cha-cha hearing at Senate to push through despite rain, floods – Pangilinan

The Senate hearing on Charter change (Cha-cha) will push through Tuesday despite the suspension of work in the chamber.

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