Con-Ass replacing Con-ConTo make federal shift cheaper, faster – AlvarezThere will be no constitutional convention (ConCon), as leaders of Congress have decided to transform the legislative body into a constituent assembly (ConAss) for the purpose of amending the 1987 Constitution. CON-CON TO CON-ASSAlvarez had originally filed a resolution proposing Concon as the mode of amending the 1987 Charter. Under the proposed composition of federal states, impoverished provinces will become part of states that have economically resilient regions. However, budgetary constraints had convinced him and other ConCon proponents in the Lower House to abandon the proposal and instead opt for ConAss. “It was agreed that Congress will simply form a constitutional assembly to revise the Constitution.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 28, 2016 16:07 UTC