Constitutional convention

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Reso on Cha-cha via constitutional convention passed in House ... (GMA News Online)

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 6 which calls for a constitutional convention (con-con) ...

This appears to have the President’s support, even if he says otherwise,” Castro added. “Charter change is not what the people need. —NB, GMA Integrated News We need foreign capital and foreign technology to harness such idle lands. "There's a lot of idle land in the country. RBH No.

House okays charter change via constitutional convention (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.

Paolo Duterte, who was not in the plenary vote, issued a statement on Monday saying: “This is to express our irresolution with the immediate approval of [the measure]. To reiterate, we are not in opposition [to it], but we suppose that it is not timely, our country is facing more pressing social and economic issues, like inflation and poverty, among others, [such] that we need to prioritize.” 6, which calls for a “hybrid” constitutional convention to amend or revise the Should that election push through, it would be a scene not witnessed by the country since Nov. The six who voted against RBH 6 were Camarines Sur Rep. Apart from the principal authors — notably Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Cagayan de Oro Rep.

Philippine Lawmakers Push Constitutional Change Under Marcos (Yahoo News)

(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines' House of Representatives has approved the creation of a body to propose amendments to the Constitution, a major step towards ...

House flexes supermajority power to approve con-con resolution on ... (Philstar.com)

An overwhelming 301 House of Representatives lawmakers have voted to pass on final reading a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to amend the ...

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this report mistakenly stated that five of the six lawmakers who voted against the resolution in the initial tally were from the minority bloc. This has been corrected, since all of them were from the minority. Paolo Duterte (Davao City) issued a statement after the plenary session and said he voted against the measure due to "more pressing social and economic issues" than changing the Charter. “We are at the cusp of making history today. Rodriguez, Rep. His vote was not counted in the initial tally.

House passes reso calling for con-con to propose economic reforms (pna.gov.ph)

MANILA – With an overwhelming 301 affirmative votes, six against and one abstention, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final ...

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House passes Charter change bill via con-con - BusinessWorld Online (BusinessWorld Online)

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Monday approved on final reading a resolution seeking to change economic provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution through ...

House Bill 7352 provides for a hybrid constitutional convention composed of elected and appointed members. “Without question, Congress is railroading Charter change despite the clear policy pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. that the measure is not among his priorities at this time,” he added. The House is debating a separate bill detailing how the convention will operate. “Our economic maladies had never been because of economic limitations of the 1987 Constitution,” Terry L. “It had always been because of continuing governance issues at all levels of government.”