{"id":170670,"date":"2018-07-12T03:42:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T07:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=170670"},"modified":"2018-07-12T03:42:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T07:42:57","slug":"house-to-propose-amendments-to-charter-sans-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/12\/house-to-propose-amendments-to-charter-sans-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"House to propose amendments to Charter sans Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He reiterated his position that the 1987 Constitution does not explicitly call for a constituent assembly to be convened, for so long as the required three-fourths vote is met, the proposed amendments to the Charter may be considered. (Photo by Coat of Arms of the Philippines, Public Domain)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Wednesday the House of Representatives can still propose amendments to the Constitution even without the participation of the Senate.<\/p>\n

Alvarez made the remark in response to Senate President Vicente Sotto’s statement that Charter change (Cha-cha) is not included in the priority legislation of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n

“Basta kami nasa<\/em>\u00a0priority\u00a0namin<\/em>\u00a0(For our part, [Cha-cha] is included in the [House’s] priority),” Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

He reiterated his position that the 1987 Constitution does not explicitly call for a constituent assembly to be convened, for so long as the required three-fourths vote is met, the proposed amendments to the Charter may be considered.<\/p>\n

“Basahin mo paulit-ulit yung<\/em>\u00a0Constitution.\u00a0Wala namang sinasabing magko<\/em>-convene\u00a0kami<\/em>\u00a0into a constituent assembly. Three-fourth votes of all its members,\u00a0yun lang ang nakalagay<\/em>\u00a0(Read the Constitution repeatedly. It does not say anything about convening into a constituent assembly. Only a three-fourth vote of all its members was specified),” Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

He was referring to Sec. 1, Art. VII of the Constitution, which states that Congress, \u201cby a vote of three-fourths of all its members, may amend or revise the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Mas gugustuhin namin na kasama sila pero nga kung ayaw nila, e di<\/em>\u00a0we will proceed with the proposal to the people (We would prefer if they join us, but if they don’t want to, then we will proceed with the proposal to the people),” he said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez said at the end of the day, it is the Filipino people who will decide on the proposed Charter amendments.<\/p>\n

“Proposal\u00a0lang ito<\/em>\u00a0to the people, for the people to agree. So\u00a0para maging<\/em>\u00a0valid\u00a0yung<\/em>\u00a0revision or amendment,\u00a0kinakailangan taumbayan ang mag<\/em>-approve (This is just a proposal to the people, for the people to agree. For the revision or amendment to be valid, it must have the public’s approval),” he said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez formally received the draft Federal Constitution prepared by the 22-member Consultative Committee (ConCom), which was handed to him personally by its chairman, former Chief Justice Reynato Puno.<\/p>\n

The Speaker said the lower chamber will start studying the draft Federal Charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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