Solon: ‘Con-ass’ can best address ‘Cha-cha’ issues
Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. on Tuesday renewed his push for the convening of Congress as a ...
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Koko questions provision, timing of ‘cha-cha’ moves
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has thumbed down what he called a rider provision in the so-called economic ...
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Cha-cha and the need for a comprehensive approach
"We cannot take account of everything that lies ahead in the process of and even after we have improved our ...
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DTI supports changes to economic provisions
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said he supports efforts to tweak certain economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. “We have done ...
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Charter’s economic provisions restrictive
Fears that politicians will “hijack” proposals to amend the 34-year-old Constitution for self-serving purposes should not deter efforts to address ...
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"Let the new president elected next year initiate the revision of the Constitution, preferably through a duly-elected convention." Congressmen ...
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2 economists in favor of Cha-cha
Two prominent economic experts supported Friday efforts of the House of Representatives to review economic provisions of the Constitution, and ...
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Speaker renews push for Cha-Cha with a twist
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Tuesday said that he would push for Charter Change with a focus on economic ...
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