Published January 7, 2021, 3:12 PM With just over a year left in the six-year term of President Duterte to pursue his Charter change bid, an ally in the House of Representatives said the renewed initiative for amendments to the 1987 Constitution will not likely succeed under a COVID-19 situation that continues to grip the country. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor said that it is still “not the right time” for Charter reform that is being strongly pushed by staunch Duterte allies Senators Ronaldo de la Rosa and Francis Tolentino. The two senators filed a resolution proposing to convene the two Houses of Congress into a Constituent Assembly to consider certain amendments to Charter provisions.