The Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 calling for a constitutional conference (con-con) to amend the 1987 Constitution has reached the plenary of the House of Representatives simply two days after it was authorised on the committee degree.
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez, chairperson of the constitutional amendments panel, sponsored the measure on Wednesday.
Rodriguez stated now could be the time for constitution change (cha-cha) and majority of stakeholders who participated within the public hearings are in favor of the proposed amendments.
“The result shows that out of 552 reactors and respondents, 424 or 77% are in favor, 109 or 20% are against and 19 or 3% abstained. In the mode preferences, 226 or 41% are for Constitutional Convention, 91 or 16% are for Constituent Assembly, 77 or 14% are for People’s Initiative and 158 expressed their no preference or 29%,” Rodriguez stated.
Under con-con, the delegates that may draft the amendments might be elected by the general public as offered beneath the 1987 Constitution.
Upon questioning by Camarines Sur Rep. Gabriel Bordado, Rodriguez stated that based mostly on estimates by the Commission on Elections, it might want P1.5 billion to incorporate a separate line for the selection of con-con delegate within the poll of the October 2023 barangay and youth polls.
Rodriguez added the con-con correct bills is anticipated to succeed in P6 billion.
Another P3 billion, he added, might be wanted for the conduct of a plebiscite for the individuals to approve the proposed constitutional amendments.
“This is of transcendental importance since this is about having a con-con that will draft a new constitution that is more attuned to globalization and provide job opportunities to our people,” Rodriguez stated.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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