The Constitution as agent of change
If it is true, as someone once said, that “laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress ...
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DAR chief open to talks on moratorium on land fees
Along with Christian Monsod, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, various farmers and advocates’ groups have welcomed the ...
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Monsod to Ombudsman: People are the principals
A 1987 Constitution framer, former Commission on Elections chairperson Christian Monsod, on Monday slammed Ombudsman Samuel Martires for declining to ...
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Monsod, Saguisag should read the Constitution again
"Nothing prohibits Duterte from running for vice president." The 1987 Constitution was drafted by the unelected 1986 Constitutional Commission. ...
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Backdoor or the term ‘palusot’ is not illegal
"The prohibition is essentially violative of the spirit of a democratic election." To make it clear, the term backdoor entry ...
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Monsod takes turn to oppose extended ML
A third petition challenging the constitutionality of the extension of martial law in Mindanao has been filed before the Supreme ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.