Senator Robinhood Padilla said now is the best time to discuss amendments to the 1987 Constitution via a Constitutional Convention (Concon).
Padilla is to chair on Tuesday afternoon a Senate hearing tackling amendments to the 1987 Constitution – including a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention to revise the Charter.
“This is very timely. I have been pushing to revisit amendments to the Constitution, and I see no better mode than a constitutional convention,” he said.
He said there are many issues with the current Constitution, including the centralization of power in the so-called “Imperial Manila” and the call of some local government officials for longer terms so they can carry out their programs.
The Charter’s provisions against political dynasties, which remain unenforced to this day, is another issue that Padilla said needs to be tackled.
“We must be enlightened on the Charter’s provisions on decentralizing power as well as political dynasties,” he continued.
“There are so many issues to tackle now, and we can do this via a ConCon.”
