The spokesman of the Consultative Committee (Con-com) which was tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to draft the government’s proposed federal charter, will be seeking a Senate seat to push for federalism.
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The House of Representatives is already operating as a Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) to modify the 1987 Constitution, constitutional amendments panel chair and Leyte 3rd District Rep. Vicente “Ching” Veloso said Tuesday.
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The move of the House constitutional amendments panel to skip the Vice President as President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor during the transition period towards a federal form of government was done to prevent “instability.”
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The outcome of senatorial elections in May 2019 would be important to President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to shift to a federal form of government, former House Deputy Speaker, Lorenzo Tañada III, said at a forum here.
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People with questions, comments and any other pointers regarding the proposed new Constitution that will allow the shift to a federal form of government can now send their queries and propositions online, a Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said Friday.
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Rejecting the reckoning by the country’s lawmakers, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Thursday insisted that Charter change (Cha-cha)—not the dance but the government-led movement to revise the 1987 Constitution for a shift to federalism—was not dead.
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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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Take it from President Rodrigo Duterte’s most trusted aide and confidant: Federalism is a “long shot.”
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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 moreDEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana joined the growing number of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet secretaries who expressed reservations about the Philippines shift to a federal form of government, saying that the country was “not ready.” “We are not yet ready because we need maybe more education to the people for them to understand what [federalism]is for,” […]
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