Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is now saying the Senate will review the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, following a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Jan. 11.
Sinabi ni Zubiri na itinuturing ng pangulo na "masyadong divisive" ang patuloy na kampanya ng people's initiative para sa charter change na itinulak ng kanyang mga kaalyado sa House of Representatives, at hiniling sa Senado na "manguna" sa pagrepaso sa mga probisyon tungkol sa ekonomiya ng Konstitusyon.
Hindi na raw kailangan ng Charter Change dahil wala naman daw mali sa 1987 Constitution, sabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Taliwas ito sa posisyon niya noong siya ay nasa pwesto pa. Nagbago na nga ba ang ihip ng hangin?
Multiple social media posts claimed that President Bongbong Marcos put a stop to the collection of signatures in support of cha-cha. This is not true.
How can more senators and longer term limits solve the country's problems? How can the Cha-cha move ease poverty, bring down prices and curb corruption?
The legislators need to convince the public that their intention to amend the Constitution is truly for the country, not for their selfish motive to remove term limits and perpetuate their hold on power.
Even if he doesn't want to be classified as a politician, Padilla should stop wasting precious money and time to push for Cha-cha… The Constitution is not the problem.
The allies of President Rodrigo Duterte have not learned from previous failed attempts to tinker with the 1987 Constitution, making it easy to suspect them of ill motives for resurrecting the Cha-cha move.
