Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 19, 11:15 a.m. to indicate that the Philippine Daily Inquirer broke the story.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has reportedly shifted online to gather signatures to back amendments to the 1987 constitution, including a shift to a federal form of government.
Project CORE, short for constitutional reform, aims to gather two million signatures by July 2020, according to a report from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
After signing up on constitutionalreform.gov.ph, users can access a link that displays the following message: “Ang paglagda kalakip ng aking pangalan ay tanda ng aking taos-pusong pagsuporta sa isinusulong ng ating gobyerno patungkol sa Constitutional Reform o pag-amyenda ng ating Saligang Batas. Payak at walang halong pag-aalinlangan na ako ay tutulong sa abot nang aking makakaya para sa adbokasiyang ito tungo sa ikauunlad ng ating sambayanan. I am for CORE!”
The website requires users to submit the following: name, region, civil society organization affiliated with, email address, e-signature and a photo of the user doing the “CORE pose.”
Opposition senators on Sunday spoke out against the charter-change bid amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
READ: Senators hit DILG signature drive for Charter change
CORE Movement national chairperson and former Masbate governor Vicente Homer Revil said in a statement in a Rappler story that “it is a fitting time to rethink the country’s constitution,” as the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Making our regions stronger by giving them development funding and authority under our Constitution, as proposed by advocates of constitutional reforms, will disperse the economy and make it more resilient in case of a repeat of a national crisis like COVID-19,” Revil said. John Ezekiel J. Hirro
I am for CORE
Yes to federalism for better philippines
100% Yes to Constitutional Reform!
(1) Economic System
(current) 40/60 Anti-FDI Economic Restrictions
Proposed – DELETE Article XII
— OPEN Economy without mention of any restrictions in the Constitution.
–However, should there’s a need of such restrictions, it is better to legislate them.
(2) Political System on Form of Government
— SHift to Parliamentary System
— Better and Accountable Government when compare to the current lousy Presidential System.
(3) Political System on Structure of Government
— Shift to Federal Structure
— Regional Development and Empowerment.
More Power to the Regions to manage their own Political Affairs, manage their own Finances, manage their own Economy and Jobs Creations by Inviting Foreign Investments without Interference from the National Central Government, Greater Autonomy on their own Policy-Makings which best address their Region’s Needs and Wants.
(4) Political System on Legislature
During the transition, it is important to keep Efficiency 100% both on Cost and Bureaucracy, that’s why it is important to have a UNICAMERAL Legislature. Instead of spending of Millions on keeping and maintaining the Upper House “Senate”, that budget should rather go on other Short-Term Programs Solution.
–In case, there’s a need of Senate in the future (provisions must be there), it should be Region-Based and by Appointee by their respective Federated Regional Government’s Regional Assembly.
–Further, Upper House should be LESS powerful than the Lower House. and Shall NOT have Contradicting Functions with the Lower House as the MAIN Law-Making Body.
#CoRRECTtheConstitution NOW!
I am confident with an installed #FederalParliamentarySystem with #OpenToForeignInvestments, the #BalikProbinsyaProgram will become Successful and Sustainable. Otherwise, the Balik-Probinsya Program will NEVER succeed withOUT achieving all the Three (3) REFORMS.
Like any other Urgent National Issues, #ConstitutionalReforms is also considered as an URGENT NATIONAL ISSUE.
Yes to constitutional reform
SUPPORT CORE !!
Yesssssssss!!!!