Tag: Constitution

House Cha-cha proponents mistaken in their interpretation of Constitution, senators insist

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his disappointment after leaders of the House of Representatives insisted on their stand on the issue of voting on Charter change. This after Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. and Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said that unlike the Senate’s Resolution of Both Houses…
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PRIB PHOTO: Continuation of Cha-Cha hearings

CONTINUATION OF CHA-CHA HEARINGS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada consults with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile during the public hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revisions of Codes Wednesday, March 22, 2023 on the importance and the need to amend the 36-year-old 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Enrile, whom Estrada fondly refers to as…
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On amending the term limits provision of the Constitution

Lumalakas muli ang panawagan na amyendahan ang ating Saligang Batas. Kasama dito ang mga panukala na baguhin at palawigin ang termino ng mga opisyal ng pamahalan. Hindi po ako sang-ayon dito. I have always been consistent with my stand that to amend the provisions on the terms of office of elected officials would be self…
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