Using a constituent assembly to amend the 1987 Constitution, where members of Congress will be tapped to form a body that would make changes to the basic law, would allow the government to save funds, Northern Samar 1st District Rep. Paul Daza said.
“The substantial cost involved in a Constitutional Convention can cost P10-Billion to P15-Billion. These funds could be better spent on critical socio-economic programs such as for poverty alleviation, social welfare, education, and employment and livelihood generation,” he added.Under the Con-con mode being pushed by the House, legislative districts will send a delegate who would be picked through an election.
Puno made the suggestion during a previous hearing of the House Committee on constitutional amendments.“Finally, the process of choosing the representative-delegates to this Con-Con may become another opportunity for divisiveness. While I appreciate the good intentions, a potentially divisive and costly exercise at this point may do more harm than good,” Daza noted.
However, he maintains that he supports proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution based on the need to do away with restrictive economic provisions which prevent the inflow of foreign direct investments.“My preference toward a Con-Ass is anchored on my belief that the Philippines has remained rigidly restrictive when it comes to foreign direct investment up to this day mainly because of the provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
“Sadly, the OECD’s checklist almost sounds like a record of the Philippine situation: foreign equity limitations, discriminatory screening or approval mechanisms, restrictions on the employment of foreigners as key personnel, and other operational restrictions, such as those on branching and capital repatriation or land ownership by foreign-owned enterprises,” he added.
On Tuesday, the House approved on second reading RBH No. 6, despite stiff opposition from minority lawmakers. Prior to that, the committee approved a committee report on an unnumbered substitute bill which outlines how charter change advocated by RBH No. 6 would be implemented.
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