Monday, December 22, 2025
Today's Print

Tag: Con-Con

Cha-cha push not intended to abolish Senate, says solon

A leader of the House of Representatives has allayed fears over the renewed push to amend the 1987 Constitution, saying the initiative is not...

Marcos open to changing 1987 charter

MALACANANG on Tuesday said President Marcos is open to proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution to address ambiguous provisions, but will wait for the...

NUP leader files bid to correct ‘ambiguities’ in 1987 Charter

Deputy Speaker and National Unity Party (NUP) chairman Ronaldo Puno has called for a constitutional convention (Con-Con) to undertake a sweeping review of the...

Case for Con-Con

"A Con-Con will remove excessive powers of the President, Congress and a centralized system of government being abused by corrupt officials to excessively wield...

Ceremonial mace

Former Senator Richard Gordon, the youngest delegate of the 1971-1972 Constitutional Convention (Con-con), explains the importance of the convention’s ceremonial mace. Gordon also led...

It’s not economics; it’s our politics

"It is not economics, but bad politics that ails this country" Nothing could be more silly than this rigmarole our leaders are playing insofar as...

Less elections + less officials = better governance

"We have far too many elected officials who parade themselves as ‘honorables’ even if their work for the people are neither cost-effective nor service-efficient,...

Who should revise?

"Given a choice, the public at large will realize that too many officials elected in too frequent elections are bane, rather than boon, to...

Another measure filed to support Charter change

By Maricel V. Cruz There’s no stopping lawmakers’ efforts to review the 1987 Constitution in the House of Representatives. Cagayan de Oro City Rufus Rodriguez on...

House panel okay of election of Con-Con delegates hailed

Lawmakers on Saturday hailed the approval at the committee level of a revived initiative to hold an election for delegates to the proposed Constitutional...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img