The bid to reform the 1987 Constitution can fail in the Senate, but Senator Robin Padilla said he will stand his ground and not seek President Marcos' help to boost the push for Charter change. | BPinlacINQ
The neophyte legislator went on: “Tinanggihan man ng Senado. Natalo man ako pero alam ng tao na pinanindigan ko iyong posisyon ko. Mas gusto ko iyon. Hindi importante iyong nanalo ako pero nag-bow ako. No way.”
Padilla stressed that he cannot seek the President’s help since it sends the message that the Senate is under the executive branch. Although Padilla acknowledged that the move to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution is seemingly lacking support in the upper chamber, he remained hopeful that more of his colleagues would be convinced once they read through his committee report and debate on the proposal at the plenary level.
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