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Senator Robin Padilla wrapped up public hearings on proposed measures to encourage more foreign investments by amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution – even as he will discuss the issue with counterparts from the House of Representatives. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes in Cebu […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III said he agrees with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s statement that foreign investments can still trickle in without amending the Constitution but stressed the future need to revisit its political provisions to improve the country’s system of governance. “The President is correct to say that there are better things that […]
Ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines’ economic growth – especially for the long term – should be the priority especially of lawmakers, a constitutional reform advocate said. Lawyer and Ateneo de Manila Law School Professor Antonio Abad Jr. said fixing the relevant provisions in the basic law of the land is […]
Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday expressed support for efforts to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, and said that the move would allow the country to be more “flexible” and enable it to better respond to global economic trends––a position echoed by the members of the government’s […]