Duterte appoints members of charter change consultative committee

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.