The MBC and FINEX did not explicitly say they are against amending the economic provisions of the Constitution. However, they opposed the mode preferred by the House to introduce amendments, emphasizing the high cost of constituting a Con-con and the timing to do it.
The business community’s joint statement issued on Friday against the revived efforts in Congress to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution drew attention to the dubious intentions and wrong priorities of those behind this latest Cha-cha initiative.
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.
Listening to President Duterte say that he is not interested in staying beyond June 30, 2022 reminds us of his denials about running for president in 2016.
He falsely claimed 1987 Constitution did not undergo proper ratification.
The overwhelming majority have varying degrees of educational attainment.
Ang 3.28 porsiyento lamang ng kabuuang 90 milyong Pilipino na may edad na 5 pataas, o malapit sa 3 milyong indibidwal, ang hindi nagtapos sa anumang antas ng grado, ayon sa mga resulta ng 2015 census.