MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed 19 members to the consultative committee who will review the 1987 Constitution.
The committee is chaired by former chief justice Reynato Puno, a federalism advocate.
Duterte has also appointed former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr, the father of local government.
Other members include:
- Randolph Climaco Parcasio
- Antonio Binas Arellano
- Susan Ubalde-Ordinario
- Arthur Aguilar
- Reuben Rabe Canoy
- Roan Libarios
- Laurence Wacnang
- Ali Pangalian Balindong
- Eddie Mapag Alih
- Bienvenido Reyes
- Julio Teehankee
- Antonio Eduardo Nachura
- Rodolfo Dia Robles
- Virgilio Castillo Bautista
- Ranhilio Callangan Aquino
- Victor de la Serna
- Edmund Tayao
On December 2016, he signed an executive order creating a 25-member body to study proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution.