The current attempt to revise the Constitution by the shadowy enterprise called Pirma, allegedly led by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, is seen as a conspiracy to allow him to succeed his cousin, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a new parliamentary system. The change in the Constitution sought by Pirma would give the House of Representatives total control, marginalizing the Senate.
I DON'T think there's been a political project to capture power in the country that is as brazen, as deceptive and as imbecilic as the current attempt to revise the Constitution by this shadowy dubious enterprise called Pirma , with House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez allegedly behind the plot.That the Pirma campaign is not at all for the good of the nation but a shameless conspiracy to allow the House speaker to succeed his cousin, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
, in a new parliamentary system is obvious in that the change in the Constitution that Pirma is seeking solely involves changing a provision that would in effect give the 315-member House of the Representatives which the speaker commands, total control of what subsequent proposals to amend in our most basic law. The Senate, with only 24 members, would be totally marginalized. (See my column last Monday, January 29
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Comelec: Signature drive for Constitution amendment through people's initiative meaninglessThe 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.
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