A nod from the Senate will turn up the volume of the first Cha-cha beat under the Marcos administration. But will senators follow the President’s lead and sit this one out or will the upper chamber still dance the Cha-cha on the Senate floor? | BPinlacINQ
Padilla: Cha-cha’s main man in Senate
of the Constitution, Padilla said he will push for changes in the political structure of the country by 2024.Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri welcomed the stance of Marcos as he deemed the bid to change the supreme law of the land as “divisive.” “It’s a big input for a senator to really look into it and say, ‘Okay, let’s seriously support this measure kasi walang support from the administration. Walang support ng chief executive,’” he said.
But should the bid for constitutional reform push through, Villanueva said a con-con would be the “most advisable” mode.Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel said there was no excitement in the Senate on the push to amend the Constitution.as we should first address the basic daily living problems like where to get food to feed the family, the continued increase in prices, where to get a job, corruption, the high cost of living and even of dying, and many many more basic problems,” he said.
Inflation, poverty, and corruption are among the pressing issues plaguing the country which, Hontiveros said, must be “addressed with aggressive political will and focus.” But if the amendments touch on political provisions of the 1987 Constitution, Dela Rosa said he will be withdrawing his support and instead join the majority in opposing the proposal.
Senator Nancy Binay pointed out that if the proposal is to tinker with the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, there are already three economic liberalization laws–Public Service Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act, and Foreign Investment Act–which aim “to boost our economy and global competitiveness.”
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