ALBAY 2nd District Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente 'Joey' Salceda announced that the required number of signatures to allow Charter change (Cha-cha) through a people's initiative has been reached. The 1987 Constitution permits citizens to propose amendments to the charter by means of a petition of at least 12 percent of registered voters.
ALBAY 2nd District Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente 'Joey' Salceda on Wednesday said that the required number of signatures to allow Charter change (Cha-cha) through a people's initiative has been reached.The 1987 Constitution permits citizens to propose amendments to the charter by means of a petition of at least 12 percent of registered voters, of which every legislative district is represented by a minimum of 3 percent of registered voters therein.
ON CHARTER CHANGE Lawyer Evaristo Gana, Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia, and National Lead Convenor of People's Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action Noel Oñate discuss Peoples Initiative at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOSalceda said in a radio interview that the number of signatures has reached 12.1 percent.'Well, it is just being finalized... and, of course, the request for validation by the Comelec (Commission on Elections) is the necessary next step,' he sai
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