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Senator Grace Poe said proponents should tread carefully in tinkering with the 1987 Constitution to amend its economic provisions, warning it could instead open a can of worms. Poe said treading the path of constitutional reforms should be done in careful and measured ways as it could open a can of worms. “Sabi nila, sarado […]
Aside from questioning the timing of the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha), Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III also thumbed down what he called a rider provision in the so-called economic Cha-cha that will allow foreigners to own land in the Philippines. “Although they call it economic provisions, there is one rider that it’s not […]
Senator Robin Padilla wrapped up public hearings on proposed measures to encourage more foreign investments by amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution – even as he will discuss the issue with counterparts from the House of Representatives. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes in Cebu […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III said he agrees with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s statement that foreign investments can still trickle in without amending the Constitution but stressed the future need to revisit its political provisions to improve the country’s system of governance. “The President is correct to say that there are better things that […]
Ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines’ economic growth – especially for the long term – should be the priority especially of lawmakers, a constitutional reform advocate said. Lawyer and Ateneo de Manila Law School Professor Antonio Abad Jr. said fixing the relevant provisions in the basic law of the land is […]
Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday expressed support for efforts to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, and said that the move would allow the country to be more “flexible” and enable it to better respond to global economic trends––a position echoed by the members of the government’s […]