MANILA, Philippines — The results of the recent Pulse Asia survey showed that the government must intensify its campaigns to make the people understand the proposals to change the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang said Wednesday. The survey, conducted from March 23 to 28, found that 64 percent of Filipinos are against the moves to amend the charter. It also indicated that only 49 percent of Filipinos are aware of the proposals to change the present constitution. The Consultative Committee tasked by the president to review the constitution, for its part, remained confident that the perception of Filipinos toward charter change would shift once the proposed constitutional reforms are presented to the public. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, meanwhile, stressed that the rising number of Filipinos against amending the constitution only show that they do not see charter change and federalism as solutions to poverty, unemployment and lawlessness.

Source: Philippine Star May 02, 2018 09:20 UTC