{"id":144649,"date":"2018-01-08T22:13:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T03:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=144649"},"modified":"2018-01-08T22:13:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T03:13:42","slug":"pimentel-to-file-resolution-calling-for-con-ass-to-tackle-federalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/08\/pimentel-to-file-resolution-calling-for-con-ass-to-tackle-federalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimentel to file resolution calling for con-ass to tackle federalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pimentel said that the resolution will be filed before the Senate resumes its session on January 15. (Photo<\/a>: Senate President Koko Pimentel\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said that he will be filing this week a resolution calling for the Senate and the House of Representatives (HOR) to convene in a constitutional assembly (con-ass) to revise the 1987 Constitution and study the proposed shift to a federal form of government.<\/p>\n

Pimentel said that the resolution will be filed before the Senate resumes its session on January 15.<\/p>\n

\u201c(It will be filed) before when we resume session on January 15, in the coming days, two to three more days,\u201d Pimentel said in an interview.<\/p>\n

He said that he prefers a con-ass over a constitutional convention (con-con) since the latter expected to require an estimated PHP20 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cA con-con is too expensive. I heard it will cost around PHP20 billion. We will have to elect, delegates will have to run, organize their offices, look for their venues. It\u2019s not just a waste of money, it\u2019s also a waste of time,\u201d he said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he assured anew that because the 1987 Constitution still applies, scheduled elections in May 2019 will still push through.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a guarantee that there will be an election. We are still under the 1987 Constitution, until that changes, all scheduled elections must be held,\u201d Pimentel said.<\/p>\n

The Senate President said that he wants to submit amendments for plebiscite during the May 2019 elections.<\/p>\n

Asked if his resolution would include a term extension and holdover capacity, Pimentel said that he will not include it because it is bound to be rejected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt (term extension, holdover capacity) can be proposed but will the public agree with it? Most likely they won\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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