The Senate will stand by its decision not to rush any Charter change (Cha-cha) moves even amid reports that Malacañang would continue to push for it and the shift to federalism, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday.
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Read moreCHARTER change won’t happen for as long as the Senate was opposed to it, a leader at the House of Representatives said on Monday. “If the Senators are not willing [to do it]; then there is really no time for Charter Change. Not even five or 10 years from now. That is why I am calling […]
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Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III on Saturday said government officials against federalism would “need more information” on the proposed shift of government. He made this comment after Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and other economic managers earlier told the Senate finance committee that federalism might damage the momentum of the country’s economy. “Ang nakukuha ko naman […]
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Read moreTHE Charter change (cha-cha) proposal in the Senate is on “life support system” since there is a bipartisan consensus not to rush its approval, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said on Thursday. Pangilinan was responding to a query on whether the Charter change process in the Senate was trustworthy. “Kung tatanungin n’yo ano ang [status]Cha-cha sa Senado, […]
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Sen. Grace Poe said she would be “extra careful” amid a looming change in the present form of government. On Tuesday, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed a resolution, calling for separate voting on the charter change proposal should the Senate and the House of Representatives agree to convene in a constituent assembly.
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Charter-change (Cha-cha) is dead, thanks to Asec. Mocha.
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Using the power and reach of social media, Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson said she would campaign for a shift to a federal form of government down to the masses.
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Senator Panfilo Lacson believes the proposed Charter change will only be “cremated” at the Senate, but the Consultative Committee (Con-com) says a “phoenix” will rise from the ashes.
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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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Read moreSPEAKER Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo supports separate voting between the Senate and House of Representatives for the approval of a new federal constitution. “There is no timeline but we should move forward from the time when I was President. I ended my presidency with the same stalemate. You [could]remember we have the same stalemate on voting separately […]
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