With Cha-cha stalled, Robin to call for PSA, Maharlika bills passage
With Charter change or “Cha-cha” seemingly dead in its tracks, Sen. Robinhood Padilla said Thursday he would settle for amendments ...
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Cha-Cha or No Cha-Cha?
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Debates on Cha-cha rage with some academe members chiming in
NUMEROUS members of the academe have expressed support for the House of Representatives’ initiative to change the “restrictive” economic provisions ...
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Legislator hopes senators use break to revisit Charter amendments report
A legislator from the Bicol Region on Sunday expressed optimism that members of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and ...
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Padilla ‘sad’ over impending failure of Cha-cha moves
Sen. Robin Padilla on Friday admitted feeling “sadness” over the likely failure of his bid to amend some provisions of ...
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Solon: ‘Con-ass’ can best address ‘Cha-cha’ issues
Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. on Tuesday renewed his push for the convening of Congress as a ...
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Koko questions provision, timing of ‘cha-cha’ moves
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has thumbed down what he called a rider provision in the so-called economic ...
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Rufus rejects ‘secret’ meet on ‘Cha-cha’
The chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments on Tuesday rejected the suggestion of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri ...
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House lawmakers miffed as Senate zaps ‘Cha-cha’ hearing sans notice
House leaders were dismayed Monday when the Senate postponed — at the last minute and without an explanation — a ...
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Zubiri assures House he will ‘keep an open mind’ on Charter change
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has assured the House leadership he will “keep an open mind” on efforts to amend ...
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