Amid moves in the House of Representatives to push Charter change, a lawmaker urged the government’s fiscal managers and planners to take the “sensible approach” of conducting a “cost-benefit analysis” first. | jiandradeINQ MRamosINQ /PDI
He also called on the Department of Budget Management to come up with reliable estimates on the cost of Cha-cha.
But during an interpellation, he also acknowledged that Con-con could take up political amendments, including a change in the form of government and term limits of elected officials. On Monday, Rodriguez’s panel is expected to deliberate on an accompanying bill to RBH No. 6 which would specify the composition of the hybrid Con-con and the qualifications of its delegates, who would both be elected and appointed.Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri earlier said that Cha-cha would not be a priority in his chamber, while Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed RBH No. 3, calling for proposed amendments through a constituent assembly .
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