The Commission on Elections (Comelec) stated that the signature drive to amend the Constitution through people's initiative is meaningless until a formal petition has been filed.
The signature drive to amend the Constitution through people's initiative does not mean anything to the Commission on Elections ( Comelec ), even as pages after pages of signatures are being accepted by the poll body's city and municipal offices. Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday said that the acceptance of signature pages is only part of the commission's ministerial duty in accordance with Comelec Resolution 10650 issued on Jan. 31, 2020.
Resolution 10650 sets the rules for the conduct of initiatives on the Constitution and initiatives and referendums on national and local legislation. 'Those signatures are meaningless to us until a formal petition has been filed,' Garcia said
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