Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez expressed optimism Wednesday that the House leadership will soon include Charter Change in its top priority list.
The chairman of House Committee on Constitutional Amendments expressed gratitude to House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez for declaring that amending the 29-year old 1987 Constitution is “a priority, but not a top priority.”“I am thankful that Majority Leader Martin Romualdez has said that Cha-cha is a priority, although not the top priority.
He said initial steps should be taken to ensure that measures seeking to amend the Constitution would prosper. Rodriguez had filed House Concurrent Resolution No. 01, which proposes amendments to certain provisions on Articles VI, V, XII, XIV and XVI of the 1987 Constitution, and Resolution of Both Houses No. 1, which seeks to constitute the Senate and the House of Representatives into a Constituent Assembly to propose revisions of the 1987 Constitution by adopting a federal form of government.
The members of the House of Representatives shall likewise have a four-year tour of duty, and limited to three consecutive turns. Barangay officials serve under the same terms.
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