Vice President Sara bucks Cha-cha moves: Guard the Constitution

Vice President Sara bucks Cha-cha moves: Guard the ConstitutionMANILA, Philippines — Rejecting the people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution is “to guard the Constitution,” Vice President Sara Duterte said yesterday, as she joined the pushback against the move seen as “tainted” by reports of bribery by its proponents. People’s initiative proponents are reportedly looking at July as the possible date for a plebiscite to amend the 1987 Constitution. “Voter registration will just continue despite the ongoing receipt of signature pages in our local Comelec offices,” he maintained. Garcia said they just might encounter difficulty in holding voter registration activities once the Comelec begins signature verification work. The personnel we will use for verification will also be the ones to manage voter registration,” he added.