House constitutional amendments panel chairperson Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro on Thursday pushed back on Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri's remarks on the motives of the House of Representatives in amending the 1987 Constitution, saying Zubiri should accord his colleagues good faith.
"My beloved Senate president from Mindanao may be seeing ghosts where there are none," Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said in response to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri's comment that some representatives were trying to rush the Senate into acting on Charter change.
“My beloved Senate president from Mindanao may be seeing ghosts where there are none. He should overcome his fear of the unknown. He should give us, his former colleagues in the House of Representatives, and executive officials some good faith,” Rodriguez added. “Sometimes, we mistake efficiency with rushing. All measures approved by the House of Representatives were discussed extensively, without sacrificing the free exchange of ideas and the deliberation of opposing views. The same thing can be said about RBH 6 and HB 7352,” Lagon added.
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