FILIPINO human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares has urged the people of Mindanao to stand by their principles on the heated constitutional reform to the 1987 constitution, Charter Change (colloquially called Cha-Cha) regardless of the political party and ideology of the administration they are aligned with.
FILIPINO human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares has urged the people of Mindanao to stand by their principles on the heated constitutional reform to the 1987 constitution, Charter Change regardless of the political party and ideology of the administration they are aligned with.This, after political divisions in Mindanao has become more apparent as most of the oppositions are loyalists of Duterte and supporters of the amendment are from Marcos.
Among the groups who expressed their collective concerns is the Sisters’ Association of Mindanao formerly known as All-Sisters Mindanao Congress.In their statement, the religious sector emphasized the call of two bishops in the country who clarified that the root of the country's problems is not the Constitution, but the system of politics where there is patronage and corruption.“Changing the Constitution will pave the way for more self-interests of the political elite.
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