Public opinion on Charter change, which last year was roughly divided among Filipinos, is now largely skewed toward those opposed to changing the country’s Constitution, a survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed.
MANILA, Philippines —
Those opposed to amending the Constitution were highest among respondents from Mindanao at 91 percent , followed by those in balance Luzon at 89 percent , the Visayas at 85 percent and Metro Manila at 81 percent . Earlier this year, senators and various stakeholders criticized a people’s initiative campaign that would have pushed for the joint voting of the Senate and the House of Representatives when amending the Constitution.
Other proposed amendments included in the survey were the lifting of prohibition on foreign ownership on communications like cellphone and internet company and the removal of the limits on shares of stocks in Philippine corporations that foreign individuals and companies may own . Some seven percent said they have been given a petition, with a quarter of them signing it.Various groups, including a number of government agencies, have called out proponents of the people’s initiative after reports said that the signatories were promised certain incentives.
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