The seemingly unpromising fate of the move for Charter change in the upper chamber has upset Senator Robin Padilla, chair of the panel on constitutional amendments, but he vowed not to back down and try again. | BPinlacINQ
“Ganoon talaga. Siyempre, may kaunting kalungkutan pero hindi naman iyon nababalot ng kasawian sapagkat, naniniwala naman tayo na tayo ay nagtrabaho,” he told reporters.
The proposal, however, will need at least nine signatures from his committee members before it can be elevated to the plenary for debate. “Ang kailangan naman sa laban na ito ay tuluy-tuloy. Progressive. Siguro sa susunod na taon, uulitin natin ito. Baka sakali, iba na ang ihip ng hangin,” he said.Several senators, who oppose the bid to tweak the Constitution at this time, have argued the need to see the effects of recently passed economic liberalization laws – the Foreign Investment Act, Public Services Act, and Retail Trade Liberalization Act – before considering changes in the economic provisions of the 36-year-old Charter.
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