Senator Robin Padilla on Monday filed a resolution that seeks to revise the 1987 Constitution through a constitutional convention.
Padilla, chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments, filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 8 on Monday despite the ongoing Senate deliberations of RBH 6 which seeks to amend certain economic provisions of the constitution through legislation or via a constituent assembly .
Padilla explained that through a con-con, the revision to the Charter would be participatory and democratic, considering that the delegates are elected by the people and are more likely to be a more diverse and representative body.
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