by Catherine Pillas - June 21, 2015 By Catherine N. Pillas & Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz First of three parts With the Asean integrat
Read MoreDESPITE the administration’s reluctance to open the 1987 Constitution for amendments, Congress leaders are set to meet anew after the Christmas rece
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. In his second year in office, President Noynoy Aquino has to make his economic programs work or his legacy will be
Read MoreMalacañang expects President Benigno Aquino III’s allies in Congress not to give priority to measures seeking to amend the Charter, particularly its
Read MoreMalacañang expects President Benigno Aquino III’s allies in Congress not to give priority to measures seeking to amend the Charter, particularly its
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Congratulations to the new archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle. Intellectually gifted, eloquent and truly hum
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A big splash has come from the Enrile-Belmonte bill that seeks to steer out of complicated debates on mode and sti
Read MoreSENATE Majority Leader Tito Sotto allayed concerns aired by some of his fellow senators over the legality of fresh initiatives by Congress leaders t
Read MoreThe fresh initiative to amend the Constitution has a “fair chance” of succeeding this time around despite lack of support from President Benigno Aqu
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Right. Reforming our investment laws is not a silver bullet. I don’t think advocates ever said that. There are oth
Read MoreIn the last Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, we ranked near the bottom. The Philippines is second-to-the-last among A
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Charter change in the past was unpopular because of the general belief that it was a ploy of incumbent politicians
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Congress will continue its efforts to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution despite the reluctance of Preside
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Leaders of Congress have reportedly proposed the amendment of the economic provisions of the Constitution through
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – There is no need to amend the Constitution even if the changes will only affect economic provisions, President Benigno Aquino
Read MoreThis is a re-posted Senate press release. Changes to the economic provisions of the Constitution should be introduced now, with Senator Franklin Dril
Read MoreThis is a re-posted Senate press release. Senator Edgardo J. Angara stressed the need to prioritize changing restrictive policies on foreign investme
Read MoreSENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman are heading for “war” over arguments on the unconstitutionality of a “legi
Read MoreThe thing going for it is that it can’t be suspected of being a ploy to keep a president in power. Which was what all the efforts to change the Char
Read MorePRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III said that amendments to economic provisions in the Constitution are not necessary for economic progress but said
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