Malacañang says charter change not a priority during pandemic

WATCH: As lawmakers announced plans to discuss charter change, Malacañang on Monday, July 20, said this is not a priority of the Duterte administration during the coronavirus pandemic. Read:

As lawmakers announced plans to discuss charter change, Malacañang on Monday, July 20, said this is not a priority of the Duterte administration during the coronavirus pandemic.said it would meet in a few weeks to to discuss constitutional amendments proposed by 1,489 mayors in the League of Municipalities of the Philippines .Ang totoo po ay nakatutok ang Presidente, ang buong national government sa pamamagitan gn IATF dito sa problema ng COVID-19.

Amendments proposed by mayors so far center around lifting restrictions on foreign investments and institutionalizing the Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court, which allowed a larger Internal Revenue Allotment share for local governments. If taken up in Congress, the discussion on the LMP’s proposals will be the latest move to revive Charter Change discussions in the House.

The House committee on constitutional amendments reopened its Cha-Cha hearings in January to discuss the amendments proposed by the

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