Two opposition senators have castigated the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for pushing a Charter change signature drive amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
“Habang ang mga Pilipino ay wala ng makain at nawalan ng trabaho, isusubo natin itong Cha-cha?” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said in a statement.
“We are in the middle of a pandemic. The country is grappling to contain COVID-19 and deal with its aftermath. To talk about Cha-cha is the height of insensitivity,” he added.
The DILG is reportedly gathering up to 2 million signatures over the next two months to push for changes to the 1987 Constitution, to be submitted to Congress in July.
“The Congress and the executive branch should work together to pursue legislation that will help revive the economy and restore the jobs temporarily and permanently lost due to the pandemic. That should be the focus, not Cha-cha,” Drilon stressed.
Senator Francis Pangilinan echoed Drilon.
“Charter change should be the least of our concerns today. The current effort is out of touch with current realities and is an insult to millions of our citizens who have lost their jobs, who are experiencing unprecedented hunger and who continue to be threatened by the spread of this incurable disease,” he said in a separate statement.
“Instead of using govt money and personnel on collecting millions of signatures, the DILG should instead focus on mass testing and contact-tracing millions of our citizens both of which up until now remain to be undertaken in full two months after the law granting Malacañang special powers to use billions of pesos to address the pandemic was passed.” (PressONE.ph)
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS or CHARTER CHANGE or CHA CHA is VERY Important as CoViD’s Issue. In fact, Constitutional Reforms & CoVid-19 are TWO different Urgent National Issues that each of them should and must NOT hinder the other.
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DO YOU KNOW WHY WE NEED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM? Are you aware that our 1987 Constitution is Flawed, Outdated and Rotten?
There is NO such thing as the Right Time But NOW!
Why go against? Would you be kind enough to justify your position on this national issue re Cha Cha without your preconditioned bias towards it?
Anyhow, for the sake of our fellow Filipino Citizens, specially to all our Filipinos who are: i.Underemployed, ii.Unemployed, iii.OFWs, and iv. Thousands soon to Graduate EACH year who might either end up either of the three mentioned above.
Why do we need to #CoRRECTtheConstitution NOW, knowing that we are in this current Pandemic Situation?
Let us tell you, COVID is a national issue today and must be addressed efficiently. However, the Amending or CoRRECTing or Reforming the current Rotten 1987 Constitution is also as important and should also be treated as a National Issue, to address or fix the current problems that our country has been experiencing since the year that the 1987 Constitution was adopted and implemented.
1️⃣ECONOMIC SYSTEM
(Current) 40/60 Anti-FDI Economic Restrictions
Proposed – Delete Article XII⤵️
✔️ #OpenToForeignInvestments
????????MoreJobs&Opportunities
????????More Incomes & Funds
So, Strong Economy & it eliminates the OFW Phenomenon on the process gradually.
2️⃣POLITICAL SYSTEM (Structure of Government)
(Current) Unitary – Very Centralized!
Proposed⤵️
✔️ #Federalism
????????Decongest Manila, Develops the Regions.
????????Decentralized Manila, Empower the Regions.
3️⃣POLITICAL SYSTEM (Form of Government)
(Current) – Ph Version of Presidential System
Proposed⤵️
✔️ #ParliamentarySystem
????????Efficient Government
????????Accountable Government
????????Efficient & Inexpensive Electoral System
????????Promotes Camaraderie since it is Party-Based Politics
????????Strengthens Political Party System
????????Easy to REMOVE Incompetent Leaders by mere VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE
????????Eliminates Individualism Politics such as Personality Politics, Popularity Politics, Padrino Politics, Celebrity Politics, Idolization Politics, et.al
????????Discourage BAD Political Dynasties
????????Produces Quality TEAM of Leaders
????????Promote TEAM BUILDING of Competent Leaders
????????Eliminates Gridlocks & Deadlocks
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Additional Bonus
4️⃣LEGISLATURE
(Current) – Bicameral
Proposed:⤵️
✔️Unicameral Legislature
????????Save More Money during a Transition since it is very expensive to maintain a Senate (Upper House)
????????Fewer Gridlocks and Deadlocks
????????More Efficient in relation to Passage of Bills, Approval of Bills, Amending a Law, et.al.
☝????However! We can still have a Senate (Upper House) BUT :
✅Region-Based
✅By or Through Appointee by their respective Regional Assembly
✅Less Powerful than the Lower House
✅NO Contradicting Functions with the Lower House
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The above rebuttal is very important for the #BalikProbinsyaProgram as part of the POST-CoVid-19 Program to SUCCEED and become SUSTAINABLE!
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To learn more:⤵️
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