The Marcos Jr. administration is rumored to push for the amendment of the 1987 Constitution, sparking debates on the ulterior motive behind it. The imperfections of the current Constitution are acknowledged, but the conditions for rewriting it are questioned.
Once more, talk is rife that the Marcos Jr. administration will push for the amendment of the 1987 Constitution , and once more and predictably, the bogeyman makes his appearance: the ulterior motive for tinkering with the Constitution is the extension of term limits ! This is becoming annoying as it stunts every intelligent conversation on the wisdom (or the folly!) of amending the Constitution.To say that the 1987 Constitution is imperfect is to enunciate a self-evident proposition.
Like any human document, it is imperfect. Consequently, a priori, there should be no objection to moving from imperfection to a greater degree of perfection. That, of course, entails a number of presuppositions, among them, that those tasked with rewriting the fundamental law are truly civic-spirited and morally dependable. To characterize these as impossible conditions is to impugn the initiative even before it has gained traction. It is defeatist — and deplorable! To propose the amendment of the Constitution is in no way to characterize the present Charter as infir
Marcos Jr. Administration Amendment 1987 Constitution Term Limits Imperfections Debates Civic-Spirited Morally Dependable Initiative
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