MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday said Congress should listen to former Chief Justice Reynato Puno and remain open to amendments on the draft federal charter. ADVERTISEMENT“I hope Congress would listen to former Chief Justice Renato Puno and open themselves with amendments. Salient points of the House version is the exclusion of the anti-dynasty provisions and it has done away with the term limits for Congressmen. The draft charter seeks the establishment of a two-party system, where the President and Vice President would be elected in tandem, both with a four-year term subject to one re-election. READ: Draft federal Charter gets House’s final nodADVERTISEMENTAuthored by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 35 other legislators, RBH 15 was filed on September 19 and was approved on second reading last December 4, with only three session days allotted for plenary debates.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 14, 2018 07:39 UTC