Tag: charter change
Charter Change body wants economic restrictions lifted
A TASK force created to propose changes to the 1987 Constitution wants to remove economic restrictions in the Charter, including the ban on foreign investment in some industries.
Charter change gets support of citizens and 256 local officials
AT LEAST 256 local chief executives have expressed their support for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s push to change the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Interior and Local Government department said on Tuesday.
Senate committee report on charter change out by October — Pangilinan
The Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes may release its report on charter change by October, the panel chair Senator Francis...
House panel to file new resolution on separate voting in charter...
A COMMITTEE at the House of Representatives plans to file a new resolution, proposing that the two chambers of Congress vote separately when it convenes into a Constituent Assembly (ConAss) in making amendments or revising the 1987 Constitution.
Sotto: Charter change not in Senate’s agenda
CHARTER CHANGE is no longer in the Senate’s legislative agenda after none of the senators included this priority of Malacañang in their priority bills.
Palace reiterates federalism won’t hurt the economy
Malacañang on Wednesday, July 18, maintained that the country's shift to federalism would have no adverse impact on the economy.
But Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto...
Senator says shift to federal government will make regions poorer
Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel on Tuesday, July 17, questioned the draft Federal Constitution proposed by the President's Consultative Committee, warning that the shift to...
Pulse Asia: 2 of 3 Filipinos against charter change
TWO OUT of three Filipinos are against charter change, despite seven out of 10 Filipinos having little awareness towards the proposed shift to federalism, the latest survey by Pulse Asia showed.
Proposed federal regions (by land area)
These are the 18 proposed federal regions, with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) being the largest region in terms of land area,...
Group under CBCP opposes Charter change, citing lack of transparency
AN ORGANIZATION under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has expressed its opposition to charter change, saying it is untimely and not transparent.
FULL TEXT: Con-Com submits draft federal constitution
The Consultative Committee (Con-Com) submitted to President Rodrigo R. Duterte its draft of the proposed federal constitution on Monday, July 9. Congress will begin...
Sotto: Charter change may not be Senate’s top priority in next...
Charter change will take a backseat in the Senate priorities in the third regular session, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III said on Monday,...
ConCom introduces presidential power to declare war
By Charmaine A. Tadalan
A Sub-panel of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) on Charter Change has introduced a provision allowing Congress to grant the president of...
Poll shows 64% of Filipinos opposed to Charter Change
MAJORITY OR 64% of Filipinos are not in favor of charter change, a poll released Wednesday by Pulse Asia showed.
The March 2018 Pulse Asia...
Senators: Charter change not to extend terms
SENATE President Aquilino Martin L. Pimentel III on Friday allayed concerns by some local groups in Baguio City over charter change being fast-tracked to...
Pimentel: Push for charter change not about extending Duterte’s term
Senate President Aquilino 'Koko' L. Pimentel III on Friday, March 16, allayed concerns by some groups in Baguio City over the purported intentions of...
Expert warns: Charter change a classic strategy of autocrats
By Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon
AS THE 20-member Consultative Committee (ConCom) appointed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte reviews the 1987 Constitution to pave the way for a federal...
Charter review body meets, sets August as deadline
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
THE 19-MEMBER consultative body created by President Rodrigo R. Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution held its preparatory meeting at the...
Legal experts, local execs divided over ‘Cha-cha’
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
LEGAL EXPERTS and local government leaders bared a sharp difference in views in Thursday’s Senate hearing on Charter change.
Local officials called...
VP Robredo welcomes consultative group on charter change
VICE-PRESIDENT Maria Leonor G. Robredo, whose position could be dissolved with a shift to a federal form of government, has welcomed the consultative commission...
Duterte forms review body on 1987 Charter
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has formed a consultative committee to review the 1987 Constitution, by way of appointment letters sent out by Malacañang on...
DoF chief flags ‘potential nightmare’ in federalism
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
Reporter
THE SHIFT to a federal form of government could be a “nightmare” for the Philippines, particularly in the fiscal policy...
House to go it alone on ‘Cha-cha’
By Minde Nyl R. dela Cruz
THE HOUSE of Representatives is pushing through with constitutional amendments even without the Senate, Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez said...
‘Cha-cha dead in the Senate’ — Pro tem
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
THE SENATE president pro tempore on Wednesday warned that the priority agenda to revise or amend the Constitution is “dead,” based...
Senator files resolution on constitutional assembly
SENATOR PANFILO M. Lacson on Monday, Jan. 15, filed a resolution calling on the Senate to convene itself into a constituent assembly to propose...
