Amending our economic provisions
On my way to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Monday night last week, I could already see from a distance the sea of red lights, a signal, no doubt, that traffic was at a standstill......»»
Marcos limits constitutional changes to economic front
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a focused approach to constitutional changes, concentrating solely on economic provisions to boost the Philippine economy. .....»»
‘Why we need to amend the restrictive economic provisions’ (Continued from last week)
Of the original five members of ASEAN – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – we are unique in that some important economic sectors are singled out for specific protection under the Constitution, the fundamental law. All the other countries simply left all matters pertaining to economy and business to ordinary legislation......»»
Senate hearings on economic Cha-cha to start next week
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Senate will begin deliberating its proposal to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution next week amid heightened political tensions that seemed to have sprung from differing views on how to change the Charter......»»
Marcos consulting legal luminaries on economic Cha-cha
Amid the ongoing feud between the House of Representatives and the Senate over the people’s initiative, President Marcos yesterday disclosed that he is consulting legal luminaries and Constitution experts on the most acceptable way to amend the economic provisions of the Charter......»»
Senate to start tackling economic Cha-cha
With the Commission on Elections indefinitely suspending all proceedings related to the people’s initiative, the Senate will convene on Wednesday the committee of the whole to tackle the proposal to amend certain economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution......»»
Philippines education to benefit from Cha-cha – NEDA chief
The country’s higher education system will greatly benefit from the easing of economic provisions of the Constitution, allowing the entry of renowned schools in the country, according to Socio-economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan......»»
4th mode of Cha-cha
In 2013, then House Speaker Quezon City 4th District Rep. Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. first initiated a move to amend to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution by legislation – a law approved by Congress. Under Belmonte’s proposal, both chambers of Congress could vote separately to pass these economic amendments into law instead of a wholesale amendment of the Constitution......»»
Our very broad Constitution and its unpleasent econimic consequences
Judging from the Joint Resolution of the House and Senate to amend the “restrictive economic provisions” of the Constitution, only three specific amendments are being sought......»»
Why attract foreign investors?
Do we really need to revise our Constitution to attract foreign investors? It will help. We have provisions in our current Constitution that deliver the message that foreign investors are not welcome......»»
Strengthening the Single Economic Market
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has met with Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers to discuss the opportunities to lower business costs and increase the ease with which businesses and people can operate across the Tasman. "I have met with Treasurer Chalmers and shared our new Government's ambitious economic goals, our plans to gr.....»»
Trophy bridges
Our leaders have a penchant for showcase projects whose economic justification, given our limited resources, can be questioned. We surely need a lot of bridges to connect our archipelago......»»
Wasting our resources
I can with all honesty attest to the fact that during my entire career as a business journalist, we as a nation continue to waste our natural resources and that our farmers, miners, loggers, fishermen and most of the working population do not properly exploit the benefits and enjoy the rewards that our resources have provided us with......»»
‘Ad industry’s self-regulation to remain despite Cha-cha’
A lawmaker yesterday allayed fears of some sectors that the proposed economic provisions in the Constitution will remove self-regulation and editorial independence in the advertising industry......»»
Approval of agricultural economic sabotage bill sought
Tobacco growers urged Congress to convene the bicameral conference committee to iron out disagreeing provisions and approve the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address......»»
House leaders question Cha-cha survey results
Two House leaders yesterday questioned the latest Pulse Asia survey results which showed that 88 percent of Filipinos are opposed to the amendment of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution......»»
Romualdez: Zubiri can get needed votes for Cha-cha resolution
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri can muster enough votes to approve Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 that aims to amend restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, Speaker Martin Romualdez said yesterday......»»
House committee of the whole approves RBH7
The House of Representatives – acting as a committee of the whole – approved overwhelmingly yesterday Resolution of Both Houses No. 7, containing three proposed amendments to perceived restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution......»»
[WATCH] Carpio on People’s Initiative: ‘Nothing to do with economic provisions’
'There is no law to implement the people’s initiative clause of the Constitution,' Carpio tells Rappler.....»»
‘No to Cha Cha’ in UP Fair and Oblation Run
“No to Charter Change (Cha Cha)” reverberated during the recent two main events in the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines : the Oblation Run and the UP Fair. The House of Representatives is attempting to amend the 1987 Constitution primarily on the “prohibitive” economic provisions that limit foreign ownership. Faculty members of.....»»
Unproductive
The Senate is well underway considering the Resolution of Both Houses initiated by the House of Representatives. The Resolution could bring together the two chambers in an effort to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution......»»