Palace condoles with ex-senator Osmeña’s kin February 3, 2021, 5:25 pm MANILA – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo offered condolences to the family of former senator John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña who passed away on Tuesday.In his commentary show Counterpoint aired on state-run PTV-4 on Wednesday, Panelo recalled […]
The House constitutional amendments committee approved Tuesday in a 62-3-3 vote Speaker Lord Allan Velasco’s proposal to amend “restrictive” economic provisions in the Constitution. The panel approved on the 34th anniversary of the ratification of the 1987 Constitution Velasco’s proposal to allow Congress to amend the constitutional restrictions […]
Duterte hails Senate ratification of nuclear ban treaty February 1, 2021 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hailed the Senate for concurring in the ratification of a treaty that would ban the development and use of nuclear weapons.In a statement from the Office of the President, Duterte […]
Easing restrictions on foreign investors will not affect the investment climate and generate much needed investments and jobs By ROGER M. BALANZA Members of the Constitutional Commission (ConCom) that drafted the 1987 Constitution shot down claims by legislators that amending economic provisions of the Charter would brighten the […]
One of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said the present attempt on charter change is motivated by power and money. Lawyer Christian Monsod made the comment as legislators start tinkering with the Constitution to amend its economic provisions. The Senate committees on constitutional amendments and economic has […]
Removing Charter’s economic restrictions to unleash country’s potential January 26, 2021 MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday said the proposal to remove the economic restrictions in the 1987 Constitution would help “unleash” the economic potential of the Philippines, the second-fastest growing economy in […]
