Party-list system has been bastardized
"Once again, voters will be asked to countenance what has become the greatest abomination in the 1987 Constitution." The ...
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A country by any other name
"Perhaps the idea for a name change has not gained much support because there havenít been any catchy names suggested." ...
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HOR’s Legislative History
Evolution of the Philippine Legislative System The Philippine legislative system has undergone a series of evolutions that reflected the sociopolitical conditions ...
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Duterte wants to speed up federal shift, says Senate chief
President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his proposal to hasten the process for a shift to a federal form of government so ...
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Plebescite on federal practical–Koko
The conduct of a plebiscite to approve the constitutional commission’s draft federal Constitution is more practical, Senator Aquilino Pimentel III ...
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Tax all Church properties
When the Church-dominated Constitutional Commission opted to exempt religious organizations from the payment of taxes, the framers completely ignored that ...
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The Commission on Human Rights as a constitutional commission
Proposed Section E of Article IX (Constitutional Commissions) Section 1 1) There is hereby created an independent commission called the ...
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More liberal Charter provisions on economy sought
The constitutional commission must look into the protectionist economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution that have been blamed for the ...
Read moreCongress leaders meet to unite agenda
ILOCOS Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas said on Wednesday leaders of the Senate and Congress have met to set 35 measures ...
Read moreArroyo eyed for Con-Com
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he was studying the suggestions to name his close ally, former President and Pampanga Representative ...
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