Zubiri said the Senate had warned about a possible constitutional crisis when the House led a people's initiative campaign to amend the 1987 charter that would have allowed both Houses to vote together as a constituent assembly instead of separately. He went further by writing to Zubiri and expressing House support for RBH 6 and an "alternative" Senate-led people's initiative. In a statement on Friday, Zubiri acknowledged Romualdez's letter and assured him of a reply on Monday. In his letter to Zubiri, Romualdez said the deputy speakers, the majority leader and the minority leader are fully in support of RBH 6, which Zubiri filed on Jan. 15, 2024. You can no longer call it People's Initiative (PI)," Villanueva said.

Source: Manila Times January 27, 2024 19:52 UTC