Solon Set To Vote On Charter Change On This Day
CHARTER CHANGE – The committee on constitutional amendments of the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Chater Change today.
According to PhilStar, Rufus Rodriguez, Cagayan de Oro representative and the committee chairman, said that they will decide what suggestions from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Constitutional Reform will be included in their report to Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
Rodriguez added that his committee is treating the recommendation of the task force as Cha-cha proposals from the administration since the group was created by President Duterte.
He added that the group conducted consultations worldwide before submitting its recommendations to his committee.
Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, is the chairman of the task force along with Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra who is the group’s vice. The task force is composed of nine agencies.
As per the report, Rodriguez said that many of the group’s proposals agree with the Cha-cha suggestions contained in the initial report from the committee.
He added that among the recommendations include electing senators by region, fixing a five-year term of office for local officials and House members and lifting foreign ownership restrictions.
“In the case of the regional election of the Senate, the task force is proposing the creation of 17 regions with two senators each for a total of 34, while in our initial report, we recommended nine regions with three senators each for a total of 27. But at least, there is consensus on the election of senators by region. In the present Senate, there is no representation from Muslim Mindanao,”
He also said the the panel from Año recommends five years for the term of office with one reelection, while Rodriguez’ committee is for two reelections.
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