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Published March 7, 2021, 12:11 PM This early, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is putting the blame on the Makabayan Bloc in the House of Representatives if the country continues to plunge into economic woes that would, it said, to ‘more suffering’ of the Filipino people. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Why? Because according to DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya, they have been consistently opposing the economic amendments in the 1987 Constitution. “The so-called Makabayan Bloc opposes the lifting of the restrictive economic provisions in our constitution because they adhere to their own so-called ‘national industrialization program’ where the electric, water, mining, oil, telecommunications and transportation industries, among others, are to be confiscated from their owners and taken over by the State as dictated by their obsolete ideology,” said Malaya.
Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Rodriguez made the assurance after senators raised concerns over the voting procedure. The Lower House is expected to resume debates on Resolution of Both Houses No.2 to tackle the proposed amendments to the economic provisions on the 1987 Constitution this week and vote on it before Congress goes into Holy Week break on March 27. “Although the Constitution is silent on the voting issue, we are making the commitment that we will vote separately on Cha-cha, with each chamber obtaining the constitutionally required three-fourths vote of all its members to endorse any amendment,” Rodriguez said in a statement.
Ako Bicol party-list Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to urge American authorities to address the rising incidents of hate crimes against Asians, especially Filipinos, in the United States.
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"There are problems that no human foresight can anticipate. As conditions are never static, so must the fundamental law be freed from the constraint of rigidity. While it is reduced to writing, it should not be devoid of the element of flexibility," Garbin said.
MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. , chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, stressed significance of passing Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 that seeks to amend economic provisions of the Charter. RBH No. 2 is authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. Garbin was joined by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means , and Deputy Minority Leader and Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo in delivering sponsorship speeches batting for the adoption of the measure. In his sponsorship speech, Garbin argued that “it is wise for Congress to amend the Constitution by adding the phrase ‘unless otherwise provided by law’ in order to give the government enough flexibility to consider different circumstances prevailing at different stages our road to economic development before formulating policies that should be time bound.”
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published February 16, 2021 10:02am Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday said the House of Representatives should resolve first with the Senate two issues about the proposal to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution rather than "rushing" it. "I believe that in rushing Cha-cha, the House is putting the cart before the horse. The House should first resolve with the Senate at least two contentious issues," Defensor said in a statement. "One is whether the two chambers need to approve a joint resolution formally convening themselves into a constituent assembly before one or both of them can tackle any amendment proposal. The other issue is whether the two chambers vote separately," he added.