Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a bill to update the grounds for a recall election to stop elective public officials from perpetuating themselves to power. De Lima, chair of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1526, amending the provision on the power of recall contained in Republic Act No. The senator said the Local Government Code provisions on the power of recall has provided a way for local officials to immediately return to power after reaching the term limits provided in the Constitution. The senator proposed an amendment for LGC’s Section 75, saying that in the event of a recall election, line item appropriation for the conduct and supervision of recall election under Comelec’s budget program category may be used to answer for all expenses incidental to recall elections.

Source: The Local August 05, 2017 04:07 UTC