MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will resume its debates on charter change (Cha-cha) on January 13, but lawmakers assured that discussions will only be on proposed amendments in the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. “The Proposed Resolution contains seven sets of proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution addressing specific economic provisions. According to Garbin, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact to the country’s economy underscored the need to amend the “restrictive” economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. But unlike the House’s resolution, the senators’ resolution states that the amendments include “democratic representation” aside from the economic provisions. It is unclear, however, what the proposed amendments on democratic representation are.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 08, 2021 01:52 UTC