Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo mentioned Saturday that amending the 1987 Constitution could be “necessary but not sufficient” to curb corruption within the nation.
Quimbo was responding to a query on how altering the Constitution will tackle the issue of corruption within the nation throughout a public session on constitutional reform in San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan.
“It is necessary, but not sufficient. Hindi ibig sabihin na kapag inamyendahan natin ang Constitution magically mawawala ang lahat ng problema ng ating bayan. Hindi kami delusional dito na ganoon ang mangyayari, ang sa amin lang it is really the first step,” mentioned Quimbo, senior vice chairperson of the House appropriations committee.
(It is critical, however not ample. It doesn’t imply that once we amend the Constitution, all the issues of our folks will magically disappear. We usually are not delusional right here that it’s going to occur that method, however we expect that it’s the first step.)
“It is really opening the doors and giving them the opportunity to actually come in and participate in our economy and find marketing opportunities and at the same time by doing so we benefit, so ganoon po ang direction ganoon ang iniisip natin sa paghain ng panukala (so that’s the direction, that’s how we thought when we made the proposal),” she added.
The lawmaker acknowledged that corruption is a large downside within the nation, saying that the Congress can even move legal guidelines to resolve it.
“Yung corruption malaking problema, sa ngayon we have the Office of Ombudsman. But there could be other laws that Congress can pass, kapag kulang pa [yung] enabling laws na related po dito kung saan matutuldukan natin ang corruption,” she mentioned.
(Corruption is a giant downside. Currently, we have now the Office of the Ombudsman. But there might be different legal guidelines that Congress can move if the enabling legal guidelines associated to this are nonetheless missing in order that we will cease corruption.)
“Sa totoo lang po hindi sa pag-amyenda ng Constitution ay talagang masosolusyunan yan directly,” she added.
(To be trustworthy, amending the Constitution is just not going to resolve it instantly.)
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. earlier mentioned Charter change was not a precedence of his administration, whilst House committee on constitutional amendments panel chairperson Rufus Rodriguez indicated that public consultations would proceed with Congress being “an independent branch of government.”
The panel had additionally held public consultations in Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and Pampanga. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
