Senator Robin Padilla appealed to the leadership of the Senate for a “collaborative effort” with the House of Representatives in deliberating on the preferred mode of amending economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
Padilla made the appeal in letters sent to Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III.
He noted particularly through a constituent assembly.
“Make a move to respond to the suggestion of the House of Representatives to sit together and deliberate on the matter, ultimately, for the benefit of our countrymen.”
“With the foregoing, I sincerely hope that the leadership of our beloved institution, led by your representation, will forge ahead and make a move to respond to the suggestion of the House of Representatives to sit together and deliberate on the matter, ultimately, for the benefit of our countrymen,” the legislator said in his letter.
“I encourage, and appeal for our collaborative effort towards a common goal of achieving a more vibrant, and dynamic economy for our people,” the lawmaker added.
Earlier, the senator chaired eight hybrid public hearings of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes to take up proposed amendments to the Charter’s economic amendments. The hearings were held in the Senate and in Baguio, Davao and Cebu Cities.
Padilla is pushing for amendments to the economic provisions of the Constitution, via a constituent assembly timed with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this October.
Padilla is pushing for amendments to the economic provisions of the Constitution, via a constituent assembly timed with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this October.
On the other hand, he gained the unequivocal support of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to the legislative efforts of both Houses of Congress in reforming the Constitution.
