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Tag: Bill of Rights

Justice chief: Nothing illegal in narco-list

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Suspension of 9 mayors, 3 vice mayors, 60 others recalled

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Primer on draft Con-Com charter

Q:  What happened to the phrase “human rights” in Article II? A:  A LOT OF FUSS is made about the supposed silence of the Con-Com’s...

Primer on the Con-Com draft constitution: Part Six

Con-Com 2018 Member Q:      Does the inclusion of the right to food and housing guarantee that every Filipino shall have food and housing? A:...

Federal shift to weaken democracy, Davide warns

A number of amendments to the Constitution to shift to a federal form of government may weaken democracy, former chief justice Hilario Davide said...

Primer on Con-Com draft: Part 4

Con-Com 2018 Member (4th in a series) Q: What is the point in having a section on the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in...

The best and the worst in Puno constitutional draft

Based on a first reading of the Puno constitutional draft, my first impression is that there are good and bad provisions. Hopefully, only...

De facto Charter change is already under way

Since Day One of the incumbency of President Rodrigo Duterte, the rallying cry of the former Davao City mayor’s supporters  has been Cha-Cha...

Socioeconomic rights to be added to Charter

To give the poor a more “effective tool” to fight poverty, the Consultative Committee (Concom) reviewing the 1987 Constitution will propose the inclusion of...

Con-Com rules out Duterte term extension

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not get a term extension under the federal constitution to be proposed by the consultative committee, the group’s chairman, former...

Bill of rights’ proposed insertion defended, assailed

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A Constitution without a bill of rights

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House panel Okays bill of rights for taxi riders

TWO lawmakers have asked the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of a measure that seeks to stop the abuses committed by some...
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