{"id":239962,"date":"2019-12-13T21:28:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T02:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239962"},"modified":"2019-12-13T21:28:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T02:28:34","slug":"fate-of-cha-cha-up-to-congress-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/13\/fate-of-cha-cha-up-to-congress-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Fate of Cha-Cha up to Congress: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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His statement came after the House committee on constitutional amendments voted on Wednesday in favor of the proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution. (File Photo<\/a>: House of Representatives of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte will leave to Congress the fate of his administration\u2019s proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Friday.<\/p>\n

In an interview with CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the executive branch would let the legislators exercise their independence with regard to proposals to revise the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cAy hindi natin alam ‘yan<\/em>\u00a0(We do not know that yet),\u201d Panelo said when quizzed if the Palace thinks that the plan to craft a new charter is still doable under Duterte\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepende ‘yun sa mga miyembro ng Kongreso. Hindi naman nakikialam ang Presidente diyan<\/em>\u00a0(That depends on the members of Congress. The President does not interfere),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

His statement came after the House committee on constitutional amendments voted on Wednesday in favor of the proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution.<\/p>\n

Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, chair of the committee, noted that the approved amendments to the Constitution include Congress\u2019 power to relax limits to foreign investments, tandem voting for President and Vice President, five-year term for lawmakers and local executives with a maximum of three consecutive terms, election of three senators per region, and division of the country into nine regions.<\/p>\n

Sought to react to proposed amendments, Panelo said the Palace would let Congress act on its own.<\/p>\n

Panelo also noted that the Filipino people have the final say on the fate of the proposed changes in the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa ngayon siguro, pabayaan muna natin ang mga nasa loob ng Kongreso dahil sila ang mag-aaral niyan kasi alam mo \u2018yang mga panukalang Saligang Batas<\/em>\u00a0(Perhaps, we\u2019ll let Congress to do its job and study it since under the 1987 Constitution), ultimately the people will decide on that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Under Section 1 of Article 7 in the 1987 Constitution, any amendment to the Constitution may be proposed either through three-fourth of votes of Congress members, a constitutional convention, or a plebiscite.<\/p>\n

The Local Government department on Tuesday said the President\u2019s push to amend the Constitution has the support of at least 256 local chief executives and 22,469 citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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