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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Rep. Cindi King-Chan of the lone district of Lapu-Lapu City supports the move for a charter change through a constitutional convention or “Concon.” Chan explains why she supports this move in the House…
MANILA, Philippines — The opposition in the House of Representatives has found an unlikely ally in Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte when he voted against a bill seeking to amend the Constitution. Duterte, the eldest…
Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants the Constitution amended, but not in the manner proposed by the House of Representatives. The House, recognizing what polls have been suggesting for decades now, wants to pursue amendments by means of an…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla on Sunday said abolishing the party-list system should be a top priority should Congress decide to form a constitutional convention (con-con) as a way to amend the 1987 Constitution. The neophyte…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking the inclusion of constitutional education in the curriculum of junior and senior high school to “instill a nationalist mindset” in Filipino students. In a statement on…
MANILA, Philippines—If corruption is a disease, U2 lead and activist Bono once said, the cure should be transparency. It has not been sufficiently explained, but Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s rant against the Commission on Audit (COA), the…
Administrations — or governments, as they are called in Europe — may come and go, but even the worst of them do not leave lasting damage on society if the institutions are strong. Institutions are the formed…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has warned government officials against the appointment of defeated candidates in the May 2019 polls. Lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde, election officer for Cebu province, said officials should observe the…
THE Palace consultative committee (ConCom) will meet with Cebu officials to discuss the draft of the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution sometime today. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said Secretary Adelino Sitoy, presidential adviser on Legislative…
Kon nakakita kamo sa royal wedding nila ni Prince Harry ug Meghan Markle nakamatikud kamo sa pagpangga sa mga Briton sa ilang mga tradisyon. Grabe kahugot ang pagkupot nila niani. Ug mao kini ang dakong hinungdan nga…
SENATOR Richard Gordon believes that the divorce bill would violate the Constitution. Voting 134-57 with two abstentions on Monday, the House of Representatives approved House Bill No. 7303 known as “An Act Instituting Absolute Divorce and Dissolution…
Amending the 1987 Constitution is the most important and most contentious change this country will face under President Duterte. It needs to be done with the utmost care. The Constitution is reactionary in that it was developed…
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