Senator Robin Padilla is open to political changes in the 1987 Constitution. Padilla, who is pushing for Charter change, earlier said that he will only push for economic amendments in the Constitution. | DFernandezINQ
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The neophyte senator said that he received information that the public wants changes in the form of government and term extension. “Tingnan natin kung totoo talaga. Kasi ang sabi po ng Kongreso, ng mababang kapulungan kaya po nila isinusulong ang con-con dahil naggawa sila ng public hearing at hinihingi ng tao ang con-con. Hinihingi ng taumbayan na magkaroon ng pagbabago sa porma ng gobyerno, sa term extension,” he said.
Padilla said that the Senate will likewise hold a public hearing on Cha-cha and not just rely on the House of Representatives’ public hearing. The actor-turned-senator previously explained that the Philippines “must amend its Constitution by removing these restrictive economic provisions to allow foreign businesses to directly invest in a more conducive landscape.”
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