MANILA, Philippines—Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate on Saturday hit the administration’s continued push for Charter change even as the Philippines is reeling amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ADVERTISEMENT“The obsession with Charter change shows another misplaced priority of the Duterte administration even if it is yet to fully address the CoVid pandemic in our country,” said Zarate in a statement. “This Cha-cha (Charter change) move is utterly preposterous at this time and should be junked. ADVERTISEMENT“The Duterte administration has slowly gotten its wish of taking away our liberties just to stay in power,” said Zarate in Filipino. “They denied ABS-CBN of a franchise, then passed the Anti-Terror Law, and now they’re pushing for charter change.”/MUFRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 18, 2020 07:30 UTC