Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has made a case for Charter Change discussions in the House of Representatives this 2023.
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has made a case for Charter Change discussions in the House of Representatives—yes, Cha-cha again–this 2023.“We welcome the decision of the House leadership to put on the fast lane, along with the remaining priority bills drawn up by the Congress and President [Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’] Marcos [Jr.] last October, separate proposals to at last reform the 1987 Constitution,” Villafuerte said over the weekend.
The Bicolano filed last year House Bill No. 4926, which seeks to task a duly-elected Constitutional Convention to study, in a year’s time, possible amendments and revisions to the existing Charter.“However, calls for genuine constitutional reforms have taken a backseat because of perceived controversies and allegations of corruption in previous administrations.”
“Thus, while it is a given that the present Charter needs to go through the process of amendment and/or revision, this should be done with much deliberation and in a transparent and trustworthy atmosphere,” Villafuerte said. He said that in the realm of economic reforms, “The Philippines has won international investment-grade ratings and acclaimed as a rising economic star in recent years, but such accolades have not attracted the impressive level of foreign direct investments going to, say, Vietnam or Thailand, because of our restrictive constitutional provisions that limit foreigners to a maximum 40 percent participation in certain local businesses that are attractive to foreign investors.
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