The proponent of charter change in the Senate said he will not ask President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for help in pushing the agenda.
Senator Robin Padilla on Monday, chairman of the committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, was asked about the possibility of seeking an audience with the president amid the lack of support for charter change in the Senate.," Padilla said in a media interview."[Translation: I can never accept that I have to bow, considering that this is not part of his mandate. I really cannot do it, it's like saying the Senate is under the executive.
Over the weekend, Senate President Juan Miguel"Migz" Zubiri said support for charter change lacks the numbers. It will need the vote of three-fourths of the chamber or 18 senators. Senate, we have remained as the fiscalizer of government but also we are very supportive of the administration's main programs," Ejercito said.
Padilla said he does not want to be known as the committee chairman who sought the president's help to pass charter change. His proposal involves convening Congress as a constituent assembly to introduce amendments to economic provisions in the Constitution.constituent assembly or sa charter change,[Translation: I'm happy just reaching the plenary, even if 23 other senators vote against constituent assembly or charter change.]Kailangan pong madinig kasi yun ang diwa ng demokrasya.
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