{"id":168963,"date":"2018-07-03T01:22:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T05:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=168963"},"modified":"2018-07-03T01:22:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T05:22:15","slug":"concom-approves-draft-federal-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/03\/concom-approves-draft-federal-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Concom approves draft Federal Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_168198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168198\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0-02-06-658ebb36b5a13594cb9b3ddff303fa1b090e6f490c6e53db4488b3fccaa6e1dd_1deced2f_5b349b2c3d1926_36896014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168198\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0-02-06-658ebb36b5a13594cb9b3ddff303fa1b090e6f490c6e53db4488b3fccaa6e1dd_1deced2f_5b349b2c3d1926_36896014.jpg\" alt=\"The 22-member Concom held an executive session at around 10:15 a.m. and voted to unanimously approve the draft Federal Constitution at around 11:05 a.m. at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.(PNA photo)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0-02-06-658ebb36b5a13594cb9b3ddff303fa1b090e6f490c6e53db4488b3fccaa6e1dd_1deced2f_5b349b2c3d1926_36896014.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0-02-06-658ebb36b5a13594cb9b3ddff303fa1b090e6f490c6e53db4488b3fccaa6e1dd_1deced2f_5b349b2c3d1926_36896014-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 22-member Concom held an executive session at around 10:15 a.m. and voted to unanimously approve the draft Federal Constitution at around 11:05 a.m. at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo R. Duterte&#8217;s Consultative Committee (Concom) tasked to draft a Federal Constitution on Tuesday approved in an en banc session the entire proposal which seeks to distribute powers and resources among regions.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-member Concom held an executive session at around 10:15 a.m. and voted to unanimously approve the draft Federal Constitution at around 11:05 a.m. at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.<\/p>\n<p>The Concom&#8217;s draft federal Constitution has 21 articles compared to the 1987 Constitution with 18 articles.<\/p>\n<p>Each member took turns signing the draft Federal Constitution with lone female member lawyer Susan Ubalde-Ordinario being the first signatory.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the members were called to sign in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n<p>This vote comes over four months after the Concom officially convened on Feb. 19, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal will be submitted to Duterte on or before July 9, in time for his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Members are taking turns explaining their votes as of posting time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo R. 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