
Covid-19 not excuse to avoid Charter Change talks
January 13
MANILA – The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is not an excuse to avoid making amendments in the Constitution, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Wednesday.In his commentary show Counterpoint aired on state-run PTV-4, Panelo expressed support for the decision of… Read More

House panel gets 500K signatures backing Charter amendments
January 13, 2021
MANILA – The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Wednesday received some 555,610 signatures gathered by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) across the country to signify grassroots support for “surgical” amendments to the 1987 Constitution.DILG… Read More

Solon pushes for exemptions in land ownership by foreigners
January 13, 2021
MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday said allowing exemptions to land ownership by foreigners is one way to attract foreign capital and help the economy recover from the adverse effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Marikina City Rep. Stella… Read More
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