It's been a year since the Public Services Act was enacted, but its promised benefits have yet to be felt, and they will not likely be felt, especially if the economic provisions of the Constitution are not amended. Know more:
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Zubiri added: “He [Padilla] can do so, but it is not a priority of our administration, particularly [because] we would like to finish the 20 priority measures still pending with us.” Padilla aims to have the amendments hurdle the bicameral level by August, and have the plebiscite coincide with barangay elections on October 30. He does not agree with a constitutional convention as a mode for amendments, describing it as more expensive, and prone to opening the door to tackling political provisions.
“The President, when he was a lawmaker, believed in amending economic provisions in the Constitution to bring in more foreign investments. Now that he is the President, this is not his mandate, so there›s nothing wrong with it,” he said, speaking in mixed English and Filipino. He said framers of the Constitution also admitted they “rushed” their work, leading to some restrictive economic provisions.
“We should not suffer because of this. We should not get by on borrowings. So I hope the economic provisions can be amended so we can be on a par with our Asian neighbors whose economies are open to foreign direct investments,” he said.Meanwhile, a party-list group called out Rep. Rodante Marcoleta for his alleged inconsistencies on the Cha-cha issue.
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