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He said these officials should complete the consultations within a month and forward their results to the House, which is largely pushing for Charter change, and the Senate, whose members have vowed that Cha-cha would be "dead on arrival" in their chamber.


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Filipinos will just have to sort themselves out on what is best for them. I suppose that is what Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Scott Bellard means when he refused to be sucked in by the political intramurals. But some ground rules are shaping as the fight heats up.


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Nachura, chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments, said the House-commissioned survey, conducted from June 26 to July 3 involving 300 voters in Metro Manila, showed that 42 percent of respondents approved of Cha-cha.


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Members of the House led by Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and the presidents of the Leagues of Municipalities and Cities and representatives of non-government organizations (NGOs) signed the contract.


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CHARTER CHANGE NOW

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To act is to win

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | November 1, 2008 - 12:00am

KUALA LUMPUR — Before I left Manila I was privileged to speak to a group organized by “Mahal Ko, Bayan ...

Opinion

Globe network reaches 97% of RP population!

By Bobit S. Avila | April 5, 2006 - 12:00am

It has become an annual event for the Cebu and Mindanao media to attend Globe Telecom’s annual stockholders’ meeting. By inviting the media outside of Metro Manila to this annual corporate event, allow...

Nation

JDV calls for nationwide consultations on Cha-cha

By Jess Diaz | August 8, 2005 - 12:00am

Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. called yesterday for nationwide barangay consultations on Cha-cha (Charter change) to be conducted by congressmen, governors and mayors. He said these officials should complete the consultations...

Headlines

Vibrant democracy

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | July 23, 2005 - 12:00am

Some political activists may have been disappointed with the US statement that it was remaining neutral as far as personalities are concerned. The US government said it was backing ‘vibrant democracy’. Filipinos...

Opinion

Not for the weak-hearted

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | May 29, 2005 - 12:00am

As the Philippine government moves closer to the moment of truth whether President GMA will support charter change in the next Congress, I am reminded of my favorite character in English literature, Joseph Conrad’s...

Opinion

Back on track

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | May 8, 2005 - 12:00am

With dark forebodings of what the country faces unless drastic reforms are made soon, charter change looms as the constitutional way out of the dilemma. Gen. Fortunato Abat is patriotic and a good man but he must...

Opinion

‘Metro Manilans in favor of Cha-cha’

By Jose Rodel Clapano | July 13, 2003 - 12:00am

Previously stymied by weak public support for Charter change (Cha-cha), Western Samar Rep. Antonio Nachura said yesterday public opinion is turning in favor of constitutional revisions as shown by a survey conducted...

Headlines

Lawmakers sign ‘social contract’

By Paolo Romero | May 15, 2003 - 12:00am

They now have a "social contract" to dispel fears and allegations surrounding the House move to amend the 1987 Constitution. Charter change proponents in the House of Representatives yesterday signed the...

Headlines