House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has clarified that lawmakers are rushing to amend the 1987 Constitution not because of politics but because of a yearning to improve the country’s economy. | GabrielLaluINQ
“Kung nagta-trabaho man kami ng mabilis, ito ay dahil interes ng mamamayan ang nakataya. Hindi pulitika, kundi ekonomiya ng bansa. Hindi eleksyon, kundi misyon na iahon ang mga kababayan natin sa kahirapan. Kailan pa naging kasalanan ang mag-trabaho nang mabilis para sa bayan?” he asked.Despite the rush, Romualdez maintained that extensive deliberations and consultations were done before HB No. 7352 and RBH No. 6 were approved.
“Let me make it clear, though. All legislative measures approved in the House of Representatives were deliberated extensively and exhaustively — from the committee level to plenary sessions. All voices were heard before we took a vote. Lahat ng ito, dumaan sa tamang proseso at masusing pag-aaral ,” he claimed.
HB No. 7352 seeks to implement RBH No. 6, which calls for a charter change through the constitutional convention mode. A constitutional convention, colloquially called Con-con, is one of the three possible methods to amend the 1987 Constitution, aside from a constituent assembly where sitting members of the Congress would be considered delegates and a people’s initiative.ADVERTISEMENT
On the other hand, the House pushes for a hybrid Con-con, where the House Speaker and the Senate President would appoint some delegates.Romualdez reiterated that amending the 1987 Constitution’s alleged restrictive economic provisions would be the last piece of the puzzle because this would allow more foreign direct investments that would yield jobs.
Opposition lawmakers and figures, however, fear that removing economic restrictions would be dangerous to national security and patrimony.
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