Amending the 29-year old 1987 Constitution is “not the top priority” of the House leadership, Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez said Tuesday.
He said initial steps should be taken to ensure that the proposals seeking to amend the Constitution would prosper.
Romualdez said Cha-cha discussions should be “started sooner”, describing as ‘very involved process” the bid to amend the Constitution to pave way to the country’s shift to a federal form of government. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez earlier filed House Concurrent Resolution No. 01, which proposes amendments to certain provisions on Articles VI, V, XII, XIV and XVI of the 1987 Constitution, and Resolution of Both Houses No. 1, which seeks to constitute the Senate and the House of Representatives into a Constituent Assembly to propose revisions of the 1987 Constition by adopting a federal form of government.
While, members of the House of Representatives shall have a four-year tour of duty, but limited to three consecutive turns.
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