Archive for the ‘Charter Change’ Category
Utang na Loob
It is not the number of times she has visited Pampanga in the past three months that is important, nor is it her desire to represent the district come 2010. The point that should be examined is the kind of politics she brings to the province… Patronage politics is politics of the worst kind precisely [...]
Filed under: 2010 Elections, Charter Change | 2 Comments
Tags: 2010 Elections, Cha-cha, Chacha, Charter Change, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, GMA, Padrino System, Pampanga, Patronage Politics, Randy David
“I have nothing against changing the Charter – when I know what is being changed, when I believe the changes are for the national good, when I trust the motives of the people behind these changes. What is offensive is the idea that proponents believe the public will go along with giving a blank check.”
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Tags: Chacha, Charter Change, Con-Ass, Constituent Assembly, House Resolution 1109, HR 1109, HR1109, MKBK
And what is the meaning of this?
Solon offers deal: Stop protests, we’ll suspend Con-ass by Carmela Fonbuena, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak | 06/11/2009 10:35 PM MANILA – Following nationwide protests against new moves to amend the charter, Nueva Ecija Representative Rodolfo Antonino, a member of the ruling Lakas-CMD-Kampi, on Thursday offered critics a conditional truce.
Filed under: Charter Change | 5 Comments
Tags: Charter Change, Constituent Assembly, House Resolution 1109
Bastusan
It was incredibly sickening to watch the events of Tuesday’s vote in Manila’s House of Representatives unfold, even and especially from far away, where the actions of the pompous House majority only seem to gain a more glaring, unflattering clarity. It is an absolute contempt for the democracy that our congressmen even think they [...]
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I believe that this article written by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, one of the members of the Constitutional Commission formed by President Cory Aquino in 1986, can enlighten us regarding the nature and future of HR 1109. This is a must read, especially for anyone (like me) who is still confused with the content of [...]
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Tags: Constituent Assembly, HR1109
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